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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did T.O. Shenoy first play in Selection Day in Bombay?
(a) 1989.
(b) 2001.
(c) 1996.
(d) 1993.

2. How much of Mohar's sons' future earnings to become the legal property of Shri Mehta, according to the contract that Mohan has signed in Part One?
(a) One-fourth.
(b) Two-thirds.
(c) One-third.
(d) One-half.

3. What does Manju order at the bar on his birthday in Part Two?
(a) Coca-Cola.
(b) Water.
(c) Scotch.
(d) Bourbon.

4. What is Manju's statistic of strike rate (per 100 balls) three months before Selection Day?
(a) 88.68..
(b) 92.63.
(c) 91.40.
(d) 89.3.

5. Who is described in Part One as the "father of modern education in the suburb of Bandra"?
(a) Ravi Shastri.
(b) Anand Mehta.
(c) Karim Ali.
(d) Eknath Solkar.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Radha say that a man gave him the gift of Javed's headshot in Part Two?

3. What river is described in Part One as "a rock-filled sewer, lit up by egrets and the flutter of a paddy-bird returning to its nest of twigs"?

4. What god of death does Mohan call out to after his sons have disappeared?

5. What art gallery does Tommy Sir have to call in order to cancel his show after Manju has left cricket?

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