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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Manju and Radha's father say has given a secret blessing to his family in Part One?
(a) Lord Subramanya.
(b) Lord Ganapati.
(c) Lord Vishnu.
(d) Lord Brahma.

2. What is said to be Tommy Sir's favorite deodorant?
(a) Axe Deodorant for Men.
(b) Johnson and Johnson Baby Powder.
(c) White Musk.
(d) Patchouli.

3. When a woman asks Manju for directions to his home after Radha has broken the batting record, he tells her that his father is a businessman in what industries in Part One?
(a) Gold and real estate.
(b) Wood and coal.
(c) Chutney and rice.
(d) Textbooks and publication.

4. By what nickname is Manju and Radha's father called?
(a) "Churtney Raja."
(b) "Cricket-King."
(c) "Subramanya."
(d) "Young Lion."

5. Where does the "spotty-necked" girl's father own a chemical plant?
(a) Mankhurd.
(b) Thane.
(c) Chembur.
(d) Govandi.

6. What does Radha tell Manju he is going to buy him as soon as they have money in Part One?
(a) A glove.
(b) A bat.
(c) A jacket.
(d) Shoes.

7. 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) 30,000 rupees.
(d) 20,000 rupees.

8. 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) 1972.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1978.
(d) 1992.

9. Who is the girl who is described as the "spotty-necked one" at Manju's school?
(a) Marie.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Anna.
(d) Sofia.

10. What does Manju score at the Harris Shield exhibition in Part One?
(a) 512 runs.
(b) 412 runs.
(c) 497 runs.
(d) 362 runs.

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

12. When does Part One of the novel open?
(a) Three years before Selection Day.
(b) Two years before Selection Day.
(c) Three weeks before Selection Day.
(d) Three months before Selection Day.

13. What does Radha begin chanting at his brother during the meeting at the MIG headquarters in Part One?
(a) "Kattale."
(b) "Spotty neck."
(c) "Mangalore."
(d) "Young Lion."

14. What playwright does Tommy Sir quote in Part One in saying, "... they haven't spoken English in America in decades"?
(a) Samuel Beckett.
(b) Arthur Miller.
(c) William Shakespeare.
(d) George Bernard Shaw.

15. What is the name of the building where Mohan moves with his sons after leaving the slum?
(a) The Talao Building.
(b) The Sawant Building.
(c) The Thackeray Building.
(d) The Tattvamasi Building.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tommy Sir tells Pramod in Part One of Manju, "Pramod, the idea that the boy has to be either real or a fake is" what?

2. How old is Pramod Sawant described during his meeting with Tommy Sir in the beginning of Part One?

3. 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?

4. 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?

5. How much older is Radha than Manju Kumar?

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