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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 the player who got Radha out of the game on Selection Day?
(a) Deennawaz Shah.
(b) Dhobi Talao.
(c) Eknath Solkar.
(d) Jignesh Seth.

2. What does Anand Mehta demand that Manju do when he visits him in the middle of the night after Manju has had a press conference?
(a) Call his mother.
(b) Sing for him.
(c) Speak in a British accent.
(d) Perform in a cricket game.

3. Whom does Manju tell on the phone that his father wants him to give back the England scholarship?
(a) Anand Mehta.
(b) Ravi Shastri.
(c) Javed Ansari.
(d) Eknath Solkar.

4. Who is the career counselor of Javed's that he convinces Manju to meet with?
(a) Ravi Shastri.
(b) Jignesh Seth.
(c) Patricia D'Mello.
(d) B.B. Balasubramaniam.

5. Where is Ramnath's daughter accepted into college in America?
(a) The Massachusetts Institute for Technology.
(b) The Illinois Institute of Advanced Technology.
(c) Hunter College.
(d) Rutgers University.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does Mohan compare Javed to when discussing him with his neighbor in the novel?

2. What animal does Manju maim with his shoe when he argues with Radha on the day before Selection Day?

3. What does Sofia say Radha has been saying about his brother on the day before Selection Day?

4. For how long is Manju's scholarship to last in England?

5. What is the sacred fire within the Subramanya temple referred to as in the narrative?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What do Javed and Manju do when they go to the mall bathroom in Part One?

8. How does Manju respond when Javed suggests he might be gay in Part One?

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

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

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