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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The spotty-necked girl says, regarding cricket, when she is out with Manju and Radha in Part One that nothing that does what can be called a sport?
(a) Stops for lunch.
(b) Requires padding.
(c) Uses a timer.
(d) Requires a bat.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "MIG" refer to in the MIG Cricket Club?

2. What is the name of the building where Mohan moves with his sons after leaving the slum?

3. What does Radha begin chanting at his brother during the meeting at the MIG headquarters in Part One?

4. How many man-made elements is Manju to answer on his pop quiz at school in Part One?

5. The narrator in Part One says, "Revenge is the capitalism of" what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes the conflict between the Kumar brothers and Javed Ansari in Part One?

2. What causes the growing rift between Radha and Manju in the second section of Part One?

3. Where does the Kumar family move when they leave Dahisar? Why?

4. What happened to Manju and Radha's mother?

5. Who is Pramod Sawant, and why is he speaking with Tommy Sir in the opening of Part One?

6. What is the significance of the show "Young Lions" in the novel?

7. Who is Anand Mehta, and what is his role in the novel?

8. How is Mohan Kumar described in the narrative?

9. Who is Javed Ansari? How is his character introduced?

10. How is "Kattale" defined in the Prologue of Selection Day?

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