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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 195 - 242.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sofia say Radha has been saying about his brother on the day before Selection Day?
(a) That he is quitting cricket.
(b) That he is a poor cricket player.
(c) That Manju is gay.
(d) That he broke his arm.

2. Whom does Manju tell on the phone that his father wants him to give back the England scholarship?
(a) Ravi Shastri.
(b) Eknath Solkar.
(c) Anand Mehta.
(d) Javed Ansari.

3. At what time would Radha's father take him out every day for cricket practice when he was four years old, according to the narrator in the beginning of the novel?
(a) 8:30.
(b) 6:30.
(c) 5:30.
(d) 7:30.

4. What animal does Mohan compare Javed to when discussing him with his neighbor in the novel?
(a) A lion.
(b) A snake.
(c) A tiger.
(d) A mongoose.

5. According to Mohan's rules for his sons, what "will destroy anything, even a secret contract with God"?
(a) Stealing.
(b) Cursing.
(c) Indiscipline.
(d) Lying.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Manju score at the Harris Shield exhibition in Part One?

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

3. How many varieties of truth exist, according to Tommy Sir in Part One?

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

5. In what year did T.O. Shenoy first play in Selection Day in Bombay?

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