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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 animal does the narrator describe a magician bringing to Mohan's village thirty years ago in Part One?
(a) An elephant.
(b) A turtle.
(c) A dove.
(d) A giraffe.

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

3. Why does Manju's father refuse to let him sit on the train on the way to cricket practice in Part One?
(a) Because he does not want him to fall asleep.
(b) Because it is impolite to sit on the train.
(c) Because he does not want his son to feel happiness.
(d) Because there is water on the seats.

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

5. Where does Pramod describe the younger Kumar batting today in a cricket game when talking to Tommy Sir in Part One?
(a) The Mafia Bar.
(b) Mangalore.
(c) The Ali Weinberg International School.
(d) The Oval Maidan.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How many man-made elements is Manju to answer on his pop quiz at school in Part One?

3. Who is the principal of the Alii Weinberg International School?

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?

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

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