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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who intervenes when Mohan goes to slap Radha when his batting average falls in Part One?

2. In what class has Manju made critical errors, leading to his belief he will be thrown out of college during his first year?

3. What is the name of the gang that Manju accuses Javed of being in?

4. Where is Ramnath's daughter accepted into college in America?

5. To whose house is Radha fleeing in his home village after the attack on Selection Day?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How do Radha and Manju perform on Selection Day?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Where does the Kumar family move from Dahisar? How is this setting described? How are the old home and new home compared and contrasted in the narrative? How do they afford the move?

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of the television show "CSI Las Vegas" in Selection Day? Who enjoys watching this show? How has the show influenced this character?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the relationship between Pramod Sawant and Tommy Sir in the novel. In what ways are these characters similar? How do they differ? What role does each play in the plot of the narrative?

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