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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1 - 59.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Mohan's rules for his sons, a boy must not shave until he is what age?
(a) 21.
(b) 18.
(c) 20.
(d) 16.

2. What playwright does Tommy Sir quote in Part One in saying, "... they haven't spoken English in America in decades"?
(a) George Bernard Shaw.
(b) William Shakespeare.
(c) Arthur Miller.
(d) Samuel Beckett.

3. Whom does Manju and Radha's father say has given a secret blessing to his family in Part One?
(a) Lord Ganapati.
(b) Lord Brahma.
(c) Lord Vishnu.
(d) Lord Subramanya.

4. What instrument does the legless man play at the train station, according to the narrator in Part One?
(a) Violin.
(b) Flute.
(c) Banjo.
(d) Guitar.

5. How old does Tommy Sir say he was when he began working on a history of the Maratha campaign at the third battle of Panipat in Part One?
(a) 32.
(b) 21.
(c) 26.
(d) 19.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much older is Radha than Manju Kumar?

2. In what year did Sunny Gavaskar lose the ability to leave the ball outside the off-stump according to Tommy Sir in Part One?

3. When does Part One of the novel open?

4. How long ago does the narrator say Manju and Radha's father brought them to Mumbai when Pramod first begins following Manju's games in Part One?

5. What word from the Prologue means "darkness"?

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