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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. How much money was Mohan forced to pay for a security deposit on his new home after leaving the slum?
(a) 20,000 rupees.
(b) 30,000 rupees.
(c) 40,000 rupees.
(d) 10,000 rupees.

2. By what term does Tommy Sir describe Mohan as being when he talks to Srinivas at the cricket game in Part One?
(a) A cheat.
(b) A manipulator.
(c) A control freak.
(d) A lazy father.

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

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

5. To what neighborhood do Mohan and his sons move after they have saved enough money to leave the slum?
(a) Chembur.
(b) Mankhurd.
(c) Trombay.
(d) Govandi.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the "lord's golden spear" referred to as at the Subramanya temple?

3. What is the only thing in this world that is tasteless, according to the narrator in the beginning of the novel?

4. 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"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is implied regarding Mohan's broken leg in Part One?

3. What narrative style does the author employ in Selection Day?

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

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

6. How is Mohan Kumar described in the narrative?

7. Who is Subramanya and what is his significance in the novel?

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

9. Why does the narrator describe Mohan beating Manju in the Prologue?

10. What tone and mood are established in the opening of the novel?

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