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

2. According to Mohan's rules for his sons, a boy must not shave until he is what age?
(a) 21.
(b) 18.
(c) 20.
(d) 16.

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

4. The narrator in Part One says, "Revenge is the capitalism of" what?
(a) "The poor."
(b) "The uneducated."
(c) "The educated."
(d) "The rich."

5. Who is the girl who is described as the "spotty-necked one" at Manju's school?
(a) Marie.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Anna.
(d) Sofia.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Manju, Radha, and their father reach the MIG Cricket Club in Part One, they are told that Tommy Sir does not arrive before what time?

2. What word from the Prologue means "darkness"?

3. What is Manju's favorite television show?

4. Who is Mohar's neighbor that he encounters after leaving his sons at the MIG Cricket Club?

5. What Biblical verse is cited in the opening of the novel with the line: "My heritage is ... like a lion in the forest; it criest out against me"?

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