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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the manager of Deepa Bar?
(a) Dhobi Talao.
(b) Mr. Shetty.
(c) Ramnath.
(d) B.B. Balasubramaniam.

2. What is the mother tongue for Manju and Radha?
(a) Bindi.
(b) Kattale.
(c) Offal.
(d) Kannada.

3. What has J.A. given to the spotty-necked girl that she shows to Manju and Radha before school in Part One?
(a) A flower.
(b) A book.
(c) A love poem.
(d) A necklace.

4. 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?
(a) Dhobi Talao.
(b) B.B. Balasubramaniam.
(c) Bal Thackeray.
(d) Javed Ansari.

5. When does Part One of the novel open?
(a) Three weeks before Selection Day.
(b) Three months before Selection Day.
(c) Two years before Selection Day.
(d) Three years before Selection Day.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who intervenes when Mohan goes to slap Radha when his batting average falls in Part One?

3. What is the name of the building where Mohan moves with his sons after leaving the slum?

4. Whom does Manju tell on the phone that his father wants him to give back the England scholarship?

5. According to Mohan's rules for his sons, what "will destroy anything, even a secret contract with God"?

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