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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many varieties of truth exist, according to Tommy Sir in Part One?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

2. Why does Manju's father refuse to let him sit on the train on the way to cricket practice in Part One?
(a) Because he does not want him to fall asleep.
(b) Because he does not want his son to feel happiness.
(c) Because there is water on the seats.
(d) Because it is impolite to sit on the train.

3. How much money does Manju carry to buy peanuts and water after the cricket game in Part One?
(a) 5 rupees.
(b) 100 rupees.
(c) 50 rupees.
(d) 15 rupees.

4. Who is Mohar's neighbor that he encounters after leaving his sons at the MIG Cricket Club?
(a) Anand Mehta.
(b) Bal Thackeray.
(c) Pramod Sawant.
(d) Ramnath.

5. When Manju, Radha, and their father reach the MIG Cricket Club in Part One, they are told that Tommy Sir does not arrive before what time?
(a) 9:00.
(b) 8:00.
(c) 11:00.
(d) 10:00.

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

7. 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) 32.
(d) 19.

8. What does the narrator tell pen-tops they really are in the opening of the novel?
(a) Copper.
(b) Plastic.
(c) Lemons.
(d) Metal.

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

10. 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?
(a) 5 years ago.
(b) 7 years ago.
(c) 9 years ago.
(d) 2 years ago.

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

12. When Radha and Manju take a yearly visit to their home village from Mumbai, where do they get off the train, according to the narrator in Part One?
(a) Pune.
(b) Kolkata.
(c) Mangalore.
(d) Chennai.

13. 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?
(a) "A very standard belief."
(b) "A very Western piece of logic."
(c) "An arbitrary belief in chance."
(d) "A very Easter piece of logic."

14. What letter is sequined on the handbag of the spotty-necked girl when she goes out to eat with Manju and Radha?
(a) S.
(b) I.
(c) R.
(d) H.

15. 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?
(a) Javed Ansari.
(b) Dhobi Talao.
(c) B.B. Balasubramaniam.
(d) Bal Thackeray.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Tommy Sir get married?

2. 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?

3. What instrument does the legless man play at the train station, according to the narrator in Part One?

4. What does Radha order at the fast-food shack when he goes with Manju and the spotty-necked girl in Part One?

5. What is Manju's favorite television show?

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