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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. Where has Javed recently gone on a trip with his father when he meets with Manju at the restaurant to discuss college?
(a) Paris.
(b) Cairo.
(c) London.
(d) Aligarh.

2. Who intervenes when Mohan goes to slap Radha when his batting average falls in Part One?
(a) Jignesh Seth.
(b) Eknath Solkar.
(c) Tommy Sir.
(d) Anand Mehta.

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

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

5. Mohan decides to slap Radha a few times after his batting average falls below what, in Part One?
(a) 30.
(b) 45.
(c) 50.
(d) 40.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What nickname does Manju tell Javed never to call him again when he gets on Javed's motorbike?

3. What is the sacred serpent called that the god Subramanya rides?

4. The narrator says in Part One, "One morning, over 100 million years ago, India left Eden and went looking for" what?

5. Where does Sofia tell Manju that his father tried to kill her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Manju dream about after Anand Mehta's middle-of-the-night visit?

2. What analogy does Mohan make in describing the elephant and the magician?

3. What do Mohan and Manju learn when they visit Anand Mehta's office after the game on Selection Day?

4. What has led to the fall in Radha's batting average when Manju is leaving for England?

5. What does Radha do when Manju comes to confront him about the rumors he's been spreading in Part One?

6. What does Sofia confront Manju about when she picks him up in her car from college in Part One?

7. Who is Ranjith and how is his character described?

8. What ultimatum does Javed offer Manju when Manju calls him after the game on Selection Day?

9. How does Manju describe is experiences in college when he meets Javed at the Golden Punjab Hotel in Part One?

10. What activities are described in Manju's official statement about his time in the UK?

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