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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 Mehta force Manju to drink after his brother has fled on Selection Day?
(a) Scotch.
(b) Wine.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Rum.

2. What video game does Radha discover when he first visits the cybercafe?
(a) War of Warcraft.
(b) Zelda.
(c) Super Mario Brothers.
(d) Grand Theft Auto.

3. In what class has Manju made critical errors, leading to his belief he will be thrown out of college during his first year?
(a) Chemistry Practicals Lab.
(b) Latin Literature and History.
(c) English Literature.
(d) Biology Lab.

4. Whom does Manju thank for "this exquisite opportunity to experience first-hand the uplifting culture of the United Kingdom" in a statement after he returns from England?
(a) Patricia D'Mello.
(b) Eknath Solkar.
(c) Pramod Sawant.
(d) Karim Ali.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Manju's answer when Javed asks him, "Did you think of your family when you were over in England?"

2. Of Sofia, the narrator says, "... she could pull anything off: she knew her prerogative as a rich girl in Mumbai, which was to be" what?

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

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

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

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

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

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

5. What is noted about Manju's accent when he returns from England?

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

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

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

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

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

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