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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Pramod describe the younger Kumar batting today in a cricket game when talking to Tommy Sir in Part One?
(a) The Mafia Bar.
(b) Mangalore.
(c) The Oval Maidan.
(d) The Ali Weinberg International School.

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

3. Where has Manju been injured when he bats the winning game in Part One?
(a) His shoulder.
(b) His left ankle.
(c) His left thumb.
(d) His right leg.

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

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

6. In Mohan's "Cricket Rules," what is one to do with one's head?
(a) Keep it tilted left.
(b) Keep it tilted right.
(c) Keep it down.
(d) Keep it absolutely still.

7. Who is the principal of the Alii Weinberg International School?
(a) Ravi Shastri.
(b) Eknath Solkar.
(c) Patricia D'Mello.
(d) Anand Mehta.

8. Why does Coach Sawant tell Mohan he has to leave during the meeting with Tommy Sir in Part One?
(a) Because Tommy Sir will speak to him afterwards.
(b) Because Tommy Sir is agorophobic.
(c) Because Tommy Sir hates fathers.
(d) Because Tommy Sir wants to adopt the boys.

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

10. 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-third.
(b) One-fourth.
(c) Two-thirds.
(d) One-half.

11. The narrator asserts in Part One, "All batting - all good batting - starts with" what?
(a) "Timing."
(b) "The wrists."
(c) "Placement."
(d) "Superstition."

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

13. 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) 32.
(c) 21.
(d) 19.

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

15. 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) 6:30.
(b) 5:30.
(c) 8:30.
(d) 7:30.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator tell pen-tops they really are in the opening of the novel?

2. At what temple does Mohan deliver money after he has received the first installment of the scholarship fund in Part One?

3. What playwright does Tommy Sir quote in Part One in saying, "... they haven't spoken English in America in decades"?

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

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

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