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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. 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?
(a) Chutney and rice.
(b) Textbooks and publication.
(c) Wood and coal.
(d) Gold and real estate.

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

3. 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) Dhobi Talao.
(b) Javed Ansari.
(c) B.B. Balasubramaniam.
(d) Bal Thackeray.

4. What is the mother tongue for Manju and Radha?
(a) Kannada.
(b) Bindi.
(c) Offal.
(d) Kattale.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Pramod Sawant the head cricket coach in Part One?

2. What river is described in Part One as "a rock-filled sewer, lit up by egrets and the flutter of a paddy-bird returning to its nest of twigs"?

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

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

5. How many varieties of truth exist, according to Tommy Sir in Part One?

Short Essay Questions

1. What ambitions does Manju relate to Javed when they first become friends?

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

3. What scholarship does Manju received from Karim Ali in Part One? How does he respond?

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

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

6. How is Sofia's character described in the novel?

7. What rules has Mohan Kumar established for his sons?

8. How does Radha respond to Manju's scholarship from Karim Ali? Why?

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

10. What is noted about Manju's thumb when he plays the game before the Mumbai cricket recruiter in Part One? Why is this significant?

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