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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 the narrator tell pen-tops they really are in the opening of the novel?
(a) Metal.
(b) Lemons.
(c) Copper.
(d) Plastic.

2. In what year did Sunny Gavaskar lose the ability to leave the ball outside the off-stump according to Tommy Sir in Part One?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1972.

3. Why does Coach Sawant tell Mohan he has to leave during the meeting with Tommy Sir in Part One?
(a) Because Tommy Sir wants to adopt the boys.
(b) Because Tommy Sir hates fathers.
(c) Because Tommy Sir will speak to him afterwards.
(d) Because Tommy Sir is agorophobic.

4. Javed tells Manju in the narrative, "When you go to war, first you must have" what?
(a) "A mission."
(b) "A position."
(c) "A map."
(d) "An enemy."

5. To what neighborhood do Mohan and his sons move after they have saved enough money to leave the slum?
(a) Trombay.
(b) Chembur.
(c) Govandi.
(d) Mankhurd.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Javed tell Manju to take a train and meet him after he calls to tell Javed about Mehta's middle-of-the-night visit?

3. What happened to Javed's brother who was five years older than him?

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

5. Where did Radha catch a bus as he fled after attacking the cricket player on Selection Day?

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