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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 136 - 194.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. What does Radha tell Manju he is going to buy him as soon as they have money in Part One?
(a) A glove.
(b) A bat.
(c) A jacket.
(d) Shoes.

4. Where does the "spotty-necked" girl's father own a chemical plant?
(a) Mankhurd.
(b) Thane.
(c) Chembur.
(d) Govandi.

5. What word from the Prologue means "darkness"?
(a) Kattale.
(b) Kannada.
(c) Hindi.
(d) Ital.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Pramod Sawant the head cricket coach in Part One?

2. To what neighborhood do Mohan and his sons move after they have saved enough money to leave the slum?

3. Where is Mohan taken when he is injured after an argument with his sons in Part One?

4. At what unhygienic nearby food cart do Manju and Radha go with the spotty-necked girl before school in Part One?

5. What town in the Satara district does Tommy Sir hike around each year by himself?

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