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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal does the narrator describe a magician bringing to Mohan's village thirty years ago in Part One?
(a) A dove.
(b) A giraffe.
(c) An elephant.
(d) A turtle.

2. By what term does Tommy Sir describe Mohan as being when he talks to Srinivas at the cricket game in Part One?
(a) A manipulator.
(b) A control freak.
(c) A lazy father.
(d) A cheat.

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

4. For how much money is the interest-free loan that Mehta gives Mohan to relocate his family?
(a) 40,000 rupees.
(b) 30,000 rupees.
(c) 60,000 rupees.
(d) 50,000 rupees.

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

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

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

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

9. How much older is Radha than Manju Kumar?
(a) 2 years older.
(b) 3 years older.
(c) 1 year older.
(d) 4 years older.

10. According to Mohan's rules for his sons, a boy must not shave until he is what age?
(a) 16.
(b) 21.
(c) 20.
(d) 18.

11. What is Manju's favorite television show?
(a) "Young Lions."
(b) "Wheel of Fortune."
(c) "Jeopardy."
(d) "CSI Las Vegas."

12. What does "MIG" refer to in the MIG Cricket Club?
(a) Middle Income Group.
(b) Medical Investment Group.
(c) Multiple Imaging Group.
(d) Men's Investment Group.

13. 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) 1989.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1978.
(d) 1992.

14. What instrument does the legless man play at the train station, according to the narrator in Part One?
(a) Banjo.
(b) Violin.
(c) Guitar.
(d) Flute.

15. Who is described as the "Permanent Boss of the city" that lives at the Matoshree compound in Part One?
(a) Tommy Sir.
(b) Anand Mehta.
(c) Pramod Sawant.
(d) Bal Thackeray.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from the Prologue means "darkness"?

2. What does Radha tell Manju he is going to buy him as soon as they have money in 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. When did Tommy Sir get married?

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

(see the answer keys)

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