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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Pramod Sawant described during his meeting with Tommy Sir in the beginning of Part One?
(a) His early 30s.
(b) His late 20s.
(c) His late 40s.
(d) His early 40s.

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) One-half.
(c) Two-thirds.
(d) One-third.

3. What has J.A. given to the spotty-necked girl that she shows to Manju and Radha before school in Part One?
(a) A flower.
(b) A love poem.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A book.

4. Where is Mohan taken when he is injured after an argument with his sons in Part One?
(a) St. Mary's Hospital.
(b) St. Paul Hospital.
(c) Anderson Central Hospital.
(d) St. George Hospital.

5. What does Radha order at the fast-food shack when he goes with Manju and the spotty-necked girl in Part One?
(a) Cheese dosa.
(b) Lamb gyros.
(c) Curry rice.
(d) Tacos.

6. Who is the manager of Deepa Bar?
(a) B.B. Balasubramaniam.
(b) Ramnath.
(c) Mr. Shetty.
(d) Dhobi Talao.

7. At what time would Radha's father take him out every day for cricket practice when he was four years old, according to the narrator in the beginning of the novel?
(a) 7:30.
(b) 8:30.
(c) 6:30.
(d) 5:30.

8. 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 is agorophobic.
(c) Because Tommy Sir hates fathers.
(d) Because Tommy Sir will speak to him afterwards.

9. Who is Mohan's new landlord after they leave the slum for a better neighborhood?
(a) Pramod Sawant.
(b) Dhobi Talao.
(c) Bal Thackeray.
(d) B.B. Balasubramaniam.

10. 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) 20,000 rupees.
(d) 30,000 rupees.

11. How many man-made elements is Manju to answer on his pop quiz at school in Part One?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 10.
(d) 2.

12. What is the only thing in this world that is tasteless, according to the narrator in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Water.
(b) Plastic.
(c) Lemons.
(d) Flesh.

13. How many rupees each month is Mehta obligated to give the Kumars, according to the contract Mohan signs in Part One?
(a) 2,000.
(b) 8,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 5,000.

14. 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) "Commerce."
(b) "Poverty."
(c) "Instinct."
(d) "Culture."

15. What is the "lord's golden spear" referred to as at the Subramanya temple?
(a) The alm.
(b) The vel.
(c) The sik.
(d) The alur.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is described as the "Permanent Boss of the city" that lives at the Matoshree compound in Part One?

2. How long ago does the narrator say Manju and Radha's father brought them to Mumbai when Pramod first begins following Manju's games in Part One?

3. Where has Manju been injured when he bats the winning game in Part One?

4. 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"?

5. Who is the 15-year-old student of the Ali Weinberg School in Bandra that Mohan and his sons watch on television at their new home in Part One?

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