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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Srinivas describe discovering as a cricket player for India when he meets the cricketers practicing with Manju in Part One?
(a) B.B. Balasubramaniam.
(b) Bal Thackeray.
(c) Dhobi Talao.
(d) Ravi Shastri.

2. Who is the manager of Deepa Bar?
(a) B.B. Balasubramaniam.
(b) Dhobi Talao.
(c) Mr. Shetty.
(d) Ramnath.

3. Who is the 15-year-old student of the Ali Weinberg School in Bandra that Mohan and his sons watch on television at their new home in Part One?
(a) Dhobi Talao.
(b) Bal Thackeray.
(c) Javed Ansari.
(d) B.B. Balasubramaniam.

4. The spotty-necked girl says, regarding cricket, when she is out with Manju and Radha in Part One that nothing that does what can be called a sport?
(a) Uses a timer.
(b) Requires padding.
(c) Requires a bat.
(d) Stops for lunch.

5. How many rupees each month is Mehta obligated to give the Kumars, according to the contract Mohan signs in Part One?
(a) 8,000.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 2,000.
(d) 5,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument does the legless man play at the train station, according to the narrator in Part One?

2. What letter is sequined on the handbag of the spotty-necked girl when she goes out to eat with Manju and Radha?

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

4. The narrator asserts in Part One, "All batting - all good batting - starts with" what?

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

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