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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. Who is described as "the face" of cricket in Part One?
(a) Ravi Shastri.
(b) Eknath Solkar.
(c) Dhobi Talao.
(d) Javed Ansari.
2. How old is Pramod Sawant described during his meeting with Tommy Sir in the beginning of Part One?
(a) His late 40s.
(b) His early 30s.
(c) His early 40s.
(d) His late 20s.
3. What is the mother tongue for Manju and Radha?
(a) Offal.
(b) Bindi.
(c) Kannada.
(d) Kattale.
4. The narrator in Part One says, "Revenge is the capitalism of" what?
(a) "The educated."
(b) "The uneducated."
(c) "The rich."
(d) "The poor."
5. What is the name of Mumbai's sporting equipment district?
(a) Alur.
(b) Dhobi Talao.
(c) Chheda Nagar.
(d) Mangalore.
Short Answer Questions
1. What playwright does Tommy Sir quote in Part One in saying, "... they haven't spoken English in America in decades"?
2. To what neighborhood do Mohan and his sons move after they have saved enough money to leave the slum?
3. What word from the Prologue means "darkness"?
4. What instrument does the legless man play at the train station, according to the narrator in Part One?
5. How much older is Radha than Manju Kumar?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does the Kumar family move when they leave Dahisar? Why?
2. What is the significance of the show "Young Lions" in the novel?
3. What is implied regarding Mohan's broken leg in Part One?
4. Who is Subramanya and what is his significance in the novel?
5. What causes the conflict between the Kumar brothers and Javed Ansari in Part One?
6. How would you describe the relationship between Manju and Radha in the beginning of the novel?
7. What tone and mood are established in the opening of the novel?
8. How does Radha respond to Manju's scholarship from Karim Ali? Why?
9. What ambitions does Manju relate to Javed when they first become friends?
10. What rules has Mohan Kumar established for his sons?
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