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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money was Mohan forced to pay for a security deposit on his new home after leaving the slum?
(a) 40,000 rupees.
(b) 10,000 rupees.
(c) 30,000 rupees.
(d) 20,000 rupees.

2. Where does Javed take Manju in a taxi after telling him that he is leaving cricket?
(a) To Santacruz.
(b) To Mangalore.
(c) To the Oval Maidan.
(d) To Hornicon Circle.

3. In an article that Tommy Sir published three years ago in the Mumbai Sun, he wrote that "cricket is the triumph of civilization over" what?
(a) "Poverty."
(b) "Culture."
(c) "Commerce."
(d) "Instinct."

4. The narrator says in Part One that "There is a Chutney Mafia in this city, run by men called" what?
(a) "Shetty."
(b) "Tommy Sir."
(c) "Sawant."
(d) "Spotty neck."

5. Where did Radha catch a bus as he fled after attacking the cricket player on Selection Day?
(a) Crawford Market.
(b) The Oval Maidan.
(c) Santacruz.
(d) Mangalore.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Of Sofia, the narrator says, "... she could pull anything off: she knew her prerogative as a rich girl in Mumbai, which was to be" what?

3. In an interview with Manju after he has returned from England he is asked, "What is the food like?" What is Manju's response?

4. Javed tells Manju in the narrative, "When you go to war, first you must have" what?

5. How old does Tommy Sir say he was when he began working on a history of the Maratha campaign at the third battle of Panipat in Part One?

(see the answer key)

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