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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 does Javed encourage Manju to do about Mehta after his late-night visit?
(a) Ask him for more money.
(b) Go to the police.
(c) Blackmail him.
(d) Obey him.

2. What is Manju's height listed as of three months before Selection Day?
(a) 5'2".
(b) 5'8".
(c) 5'6".
(d) 5'4".

3. For how long is Manju's scholarship to last in England?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 6 weeks.
(d) 2 weeks.

4. Why does Sofia say she broke up with Radha on the day before Selection Day?
(a) Because she hates his father.
(b) Because he won't stop playing cricket.
(c) Because he hit her.
(d) Because he cheated on her.

5. What is the sacred fire within the Subramanya temple referred to as in the narrative?
(a) The arrk.
(b) The vasuki.
(c) This vis.
(d) The aarthi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What town in the Satara district does Tommy Sir hike around each year by himself?

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

3. What percentage of India is currently under the age of 25, according to the career counselor who speaks with Manju?

4. How much money does the uncle of the cricket player that was attacked by Radha want in compensation from Mehta?

5. In what year did T.O. Shenoy first play in Selection Day in Bombay?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Lata? What role does she play in the novel?

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

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

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

5. Where does Radha go after the game on Selection Day? Why?

6. How is Javed's flat described in the narrative?

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

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

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

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

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