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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal does Manju maim with his shoe when he argues with Radha on the day before Selection Day?
(a) A turtle.
(b) A chicken.
(c) A pigeon.
(d) A dove.

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

3. Where did Radha catch a bus as he fled after attacking the cricket player on Selection Day?
(a) The Oval Maidan.
(b) Santacruz.
(c) Crawford Market.
(d) Mangalore.

4. Manju and Javed meet at a restaurant at what hotel to discuss their first experiences at college?
(a) Four Season Hotel Mumbai.
(b) The Taj Mahal Palace.
(c) The Golden Punjab Hotel.
(d) Sofitel Mumbai BKC.

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

6. Who is the driver when Sofia picks up Manju on the day before Selection Day?
(a) Jignesh.
(b) Ravi.
(c) Alur.
(d) Salim.

7. What god of death does Mohan call out to after his sons have disappeared?
(a) Vishnu.
(b) Shiva.
(c) Yama.
(d) Brahma.

8. To whose house is Radha fleeing in his home village after the attack on Selection Day?
(a) Uncle Jignesh's house.
(b) Uncle Ramnath's house.
(c) Uncle Revanna's house.
(d) Uncle Ravi's house.

9. What percentage of India is currently under the age of 25, according to the career counselor who speaks with Manju?
(a) Half a billion.
(b) One quarter of a billion.
(c) One third of a billion.
(d) Two billion.

10. Of Sofia, the narrator says, "... she could pull anything off: she knew her prerogative as a rich girl in Mumbai, which was to be" what?
(a) "Like her mother."
(b) "One step ahead of the city she lived in."
(c) "The fulfiller of her father's wishes."
(d) "A ghost on the walls, silent and obedient."

11. Who is on the news after surpassing Manju's batting record?
(a) T.E. Sarfraz Khan.
(b) B.B. Balasubramaniam.
(c) Jignesh Seth.
(d) Ravi Shastri.

12. For how long is Manju's scholarship to last in England?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 6 weeks.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 6 months.

13. What does the career counselor tell Manju his family has traditionally done for a living?
(a) Sold curry.
(b) Cut diamonds.
(c) Banking.
(d) Traded gold.

14. How much money does the uncle of the cricket player that was attacked by Radha want in compensation from Mehta?
(a) 75,000 rupees.
(b) 25,000 rupees.
(c) 50,000 rupees.
(d) 100,000 rupees.

15. In what year did T.O. Shenoy first play in Selection Day in Bombay?
(a) 2001.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1996.
(d) 1993.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Manju tell on the phone that his father wants him to give back the England scholarship?

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

3. Tommy Sir describes "the final discovery of my career as a Talent Scout" on the day after Selection Day. He states that "a great sportsman is a kind of" what?

4. What musician, described as "a poet, and a Parsi, and a gay" does Javed imitate in the novel?

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

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