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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who takes over writing Tommy Sir's cricket column in the Mumbai Sun after he leaves?
(a) Anand Mehta.
(b) Bal Thackeray.
(c) Eknath Solkar.
(d) Pramod Sawant.

2. 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?
(a) 26.
(b) 21.
(c) 19.
(d) 32.

3. What video game does Radha discover when he first visits the cybercafe?
(a) Grand Theft Auto.
(b) Zelda.
(c) Super Mario Brothers.
(d) War of Warcraft.

4. Where does Radha say that a man gave him the gift of Javed's headshot in Part Two?
(a) In Mangalore.
(b) In Western Ghats.
(c) In Versovo.
(d) In Dubai.

5. Whom does Mohan make a call to regarding the status of a piece of ancestral land in his village in Part One?
(a) Tommy Sir.
(b) Alur.
(c) Ramnath.
(d) Bal Thackeray.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how much money is the interest-free loan that Mehta gives Mohan to relocate his family?

2. What is the festival of the Mother Goddess referred to as in the narrative?

3. What is Manju's height listed as of three months before Selection Day?

4. Where is the return address on the letter that Manju and Radha's mother sent to Uncle Revanna?

5. How much money was Mohan forced to pay for a security deposit on his new home after leaving the slum?

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