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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 243 - 285.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the cause of the drop in Radha's batting average before Manju goes to England?
(a) He has lost interest in the sport.
(b) He has experienced a shoulder injury.
(c) He is experiencing a growth spurt.
(d) He has injured his ankle.

2. Where is the return address on the letter that Manju and Radha's mother sent to Uncle Revanna?
(a) Virar.
(b) Dubai.
(c) Paris.
(d) Mangalore.

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?
(a) "The food is strange."
(b) "I liked the haggis."
(c) "The cheese is smelly."
(d) "The food is delicious."

4. What percentage of India is currently under the age of 25, according to the career counselor who speaks with Manju?
(a) Half a billion.
(b) One quarter of a billion.
(c) One third of a billion.
(d) Two billion.

5. The narrator in Part One says, "Revenge is the capitalism of" what?
(a) "The uneducated."
(b) "The poor."
(c) "The rich."
(d) "The educated."

Short Answer Questions

1. To what bar does Mohan go in the morning to lament the disappearance of his sons after Selection Day?

2. What name is printed on Javed's actor headshot in Part Two?

3. How long ago does Radha say that their mother sent a letter to Uncle Revanna when Manju calls him in the village?

4. Whom does Srinivas describe discovering as a cricket player for India when he meets the cricketers practicing with Manju in Part One?

5. Who is the girl who is described as the "spotty-necked one" at Manju's school?

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