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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. What is the cause of the drop in Radha's batting average before Manju goes to England?
(a) He has injured his ankle.
(b) He is experiencing a growth spurt.
(c) He has experienced a shoulder injury.
(d) He has lost interest in the sport.

2. What is the name of Javed's brother who was five years older than him?
(a) Usman.
(b) Eknath.
(c) Jignesh.
(d) Ravi.

3. What is the name of Tommy Sir's daughter?
(a) Ana.
(b) Sofia.
(c) Patricia D'Mello.
(d) Lata.

4. What town in the Satara district does Tommy Sir hike around each year by himself?
(a) Mangalore.
(b) Visakhapatnam.
(c) Ahmedabad.
(d) Mahabaleshwar.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is described as the "world's greatest batsman" from Bowral, New South Wales?

2. What god of death does Mohan call out to after his sons have disappeared?

3. Who is the neighbor that Mohan rants to about the influence of Javed (whom he refers to as "that Mohammedan boy"?

4. How many missed calls are on Manju's cell phone when he hands it over to Javed a week after Selection Day?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Anand Mehta come to the Kumar home after Manju has returned from England? What does he do there?

2. What advice does Javed give to Manju regarding his scholarship to England?

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

4. What is the sacred glove that Radha wears on Selection Day? What becomes of it?

5. How is the concept of corruption presented in Selection Day?

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

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

8. What does Radha discover in the cybercafe when he first visits?

9. How does Radha convince Manju not to go to the police regarding Anand Mehta?

10. Who is Deennawaz Shah and what happens to him in the novel?

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