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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Mumbai's sporting equipment district?
(a) Dhobi Talao.
(b) Mangalore.
(c) Alur.
(d) Chheda Nagar.

2. When does Part One of the novel open?
(a) Three months before Selection Day.
(b) Two years before Selection Day.
(c) Three years before Selection Day.
(d) Three weeks before Selection Day.

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

4. What is the "lord's golden spear" referred to as at the Subramanya temple?
(a) The sik.
(b) The vel.
(c) The alur.
(d) The alm.

5. When did Tommy Sir get married?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1974.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the girl who is described as the "spotty-necked one" at Manju's school?

2. For how much money is the interest-free loan that Mehta gives Mohan to relocate his family?

3. Who is described in Part One as the "father of modern education in the suburb of Bandra"?

4. How old is Pramod Sawant described during his meeting with Tommy Sir in the beginning of Part One?

5. According to Mohan's rules for his sons, a boy must not shave until he is what age?

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