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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 60 - 135.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 21.
(b) 32.
(c) 19.
(d) 26.

2. Who is described in Part One as the "father of modern education in the suburb of Bandra"?
(a) Eknath Solkar.
(b) Ravi Shastri.
(c) Karim Ali.
(d) Anand Mehta.

3. Who is Mohan's new landlord after they leave the slum for a better neighborhood?
(a) B.B. Balasubramaniam.
(b) Dhobi Talao.
(c) Pramod Sawant.
(d) Bal Thackeray.

4. The narrator asserts in Part One, "All batting - all good batting - starts with" what?
(a) "Placement."
(b) "Superstition."
(c) "The wrists."
(d) "Timing."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Radha order at the fast-food shack when he goes with Manju and the spotty-necked girl in Part One?

2. According to Mohan's rules for his sons, what "will destroy anything, even a secret contract with God"?

3. Whom does Mohan make a call to regarding the status of a piece of ancestral land in his village in Part One?

4. Why does Coach Sawant tell Mohan he has to leave during the meeting with Tommy Sir in Part One?

5. When does Part One of the novel open?

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