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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. Where did Radha catch a bus as he fled after attacking the cricket player on Selection Day?
2. Whom does Manju tell on the phone that his father wants him to give back the England scholarship?
3. Tommy Sir describes "the final discovery of my career as a Talent Scout" on the day after Selection Day. He states that "a great sportsman is a kind of" what?
4. Who is the neighbor that Mohan rants to about the influence of Javed (whom he refers to as "that Mohammedan boy"?
5. What does Sofia say Radha has been saying about his brother on the day before Selection Day?
Short Essay Questions
1. What advice does Javed give to Manju regarding his scholarship to England?
2. Where does Radha go after the game on Selection Day? Why?
3. What does Sofia confront Manju about when she picks him up in her car from college in Part One?
4. What is the sacred glove that Radha wears on Selection Day? What becomes of it?
5. Who is Lata? What role does she play in the novel?
6. What ultimatum does Javed offer Manju when Manju calls him after the game on Selection Day?
7. What activities are described in Manju's official statement about his time in the UK?
8. Who is Ranjith and how is his character described?
9. What does Radha do when Manju comes to confront him about the rumors he's been spreading in Part One?
10. What analogy does Mohan make in describing the elephant and the magician?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the flat where Javed lives and where Manju comes to stay with him for a period of time. How are the furnishings of the flat described? Where is it located? What symbolism can be seen in this setting?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze Manju Kumar as the protagonist of Selection Day. How old is Manju when the novel begins? How old is he when it ends? What changes does Manju undergo in the course of the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and analyze the character of Javed Ansari in the novel. Where does Javed live? What is his family like? How would you describe Javed's relationship with Manju?
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