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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Javed encourage Manju to do about Mehta after his late-night visit?
(a) Ask him for more money.
(b) Obey him.
(c) Go to the police.
(d) Blackmail him.

2. Whom does Manju thank for "this exquisite opportunity to experience first-hand the uplifting culture of the United Kingdom" in a statement after he returns from England?
(a) Patricia D'Mello.
(b) Karim Ali.
(c) Eknath Solkar.
(d) Pramod Sawant.

3. What novel by George Orwell does Javed encourage Manju to read?
(a) Coming Up for Air.
(b) Animal Farm.
(c) The Clergyman's Daughter.
(d) 1984.

4. What does Anand Mehta demand that Manju do when he visits him in the middle of the night after Manju has had a press conference?
(a) Perform in a cricket game.
(b) Speak in a British accent.
(c) Sing for him.
(d) Call his mother.

5. Who is the neighbor that Mohan rants to about the influence of Javed (whom he refers to as "that Mohammedan boy"?
(a) Pramod Sawant.
(b) Eknath Solkar.
(c) Mrs. Shastri.
(d) Jignesh Seth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Mumbai's sporting equipment district?

2. What is the only thing in this world that is tasteless, according to the narrator in the beginning of the novel?

3. For how long is Manju's scholarship to last in England?

4. What is the cause of the drop in Radha's batting average before Manju goes to England?

5. What is the name of the gang that Manju accuses Javed of being in?

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