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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Mohar's neighbor that he encounters after leaving his sons at the MIG Cricket Club?
(a) Bal Thackeray.
(b) Pramod Sawant.
(c) Anand Mehta.
(d) Ramnath.

2. Who is the principal of the Alii Weinberg International School?
(a) Anand Mehta.
(b) Eknath Solkar.
(c) Patricia D'Mello.
(d) Ravi Shastri.

3. The narrator says in Part One that "There is a Chutney Mafia in this city, run by men called" what?
(a) "Tommy Sir."
(b) "Shetty."
(c) "Sawant."
(d) "Spotty neck."

4. In Mohan's "Cricket Rules," what is one to do with one's head?
(a) Keep it down.
(b) Keep it absolutely still.
(c) Keep it tilted left.
(d) Keep it tilted right.

5. What does the narrator tell pen-tops they really are in the opening of the novel?
(a) Copper.
(b) Plastic.
(c) Metal.
(d) Lemons.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mohan's new landlord after they leave the slum for a better neighborhood?

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, what "will destroy anything, even a secret contract with God"?

4. How many varieties of truth exist, according to Tommy Sir in Part One?

5. What does "MIG" refer to in the MIG Cricket Club?

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