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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Manju's statistic of strike rate (per 100 balls) three months before Selection Day?
(a) 91.40.
(b) 88.68..
(c) 89.3.
(d) 92.63.

2. Where does Javed tell Manju to take a train and meet him after he calls to tell Javed about Mehta's middle-of-the-night visit?
(a) Mangalore.
(b) The Oval Maidan.
(c) Santacruz.
(d) Navi Mumbai.

3. What cricket term refers to each of the three stumps with two bails at the top at either end of the pitch?
(a) Bail.
(b) Anchor.
(c) Wicket.
(d) Appeal.

4. What does Mehta force Manju to drink after his brother has fled on Selection Day?
(a) Wine.
(b) Rum.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Scotch.

5. Where does Javed's friend suggest they go to Mad Max racing?
(a) Powai.
(b) Cairo.
(c) Dubai.
(d) Mangalore.

6. Where is Ramnath's daughter accepted into college in America?
(a) Rutgers University.
(b) The Massachusetts Institute for Technology.
(c) The Illinois Institute of Advanced Technology.
(d) Hunter College.

7. What is the festival of the Mother Goddess referred to as in the narrative?
(a) Shivratri.
(b) Durga Puja.
(c) Dusshera.
(d) Budha Purnima.

8. What does Javed encourage Manju to do about Mehta after his late-night visit?
(a) Blackmail him.
(b) Obey him.
(c) Ask him for more money.
(d) Go to the police.

9. How old is Javed when he loses his virginity?
(a) 16.
(b) 15.
(c) 13.
(d) 17.

10. Whom does Manju thank for "this exquisite opportunity to experience first-hand the uplifting culture of the United Kingdom" in a statement after he returns from England?
(a) Patricia D'Mello.
(b) Eknath Solkar.
(c) Pramod Sawant.
(d) Karim Ali.

11. What does the old man offer to Radha after the game on Selection Day?
(a) Chai tea.
(b) Wine.
(c) Scotch.
(d) Water.

12. What is Manju's answer when Javed asks him, "Did you think of your family when you were over in England?"
(a) "Not once."
(b) "Often."
(c) "Every day."
(d) "Sometimes."

13. What happened to Javed's brother who was five years older than him?
(a) He committed suicide.
(b) He was killed in a car accident.
(c) He was hanged.
(d) He died of Leukemia.

14. To what college is Manju accepted?
(a) St. Xavier's College.
(b) Ruia College.
(c) Elphinstone College.
(d) L S Raheja School of Architecture.

15. Whose glove does Radha rip up on Selection Day?
(a) Ravi Shastri's glove.
(b) Eknath Solkar's glove.
(c) Sachin Tendukar's glove.
(d) Jignesh Seth's glove.

Short Answer Questions

1. Javed tells Manju in the narrative, "When you go to war, first you must have" what?

2. Who is the career counselor of Javed's that he convinces Manju to meet with?

3. Why does Sofia say she broke up with Radha on the day before Selection Day?

4. What ultimatum does Javed give to Manju when he offers him a place to stay after Selection Day?

5. Who is described as the "world's greatest batsman" from Bowral, New South Wales?

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