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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 243 - 285.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Manju score at the Harris Shield exhibition in Part One?
(a) 362 runs.
(b) 512 runs.
(c) 412 runs.
(d) 497 runs.

2. 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?
(a) "Father."
(b) "Brother."
(c) "Teacher."
(d) "Monster."

3. To what neighborhood do Mohan and his sons move after they have saved enough money to leave the slum?
(a) Govandi.
(b) Chembur.
(c) Mankhurd.
(d) Trombay.

4. Where does Pramod describe the younger Kumar batting today in a cricket game when talking to Tommy Sir in Part One?
(a) The Mafia Bar.
(b) The Oval Maidan.
(c) Mangalore.
(d) The Ali Weinberg International School.

5. Where has Manju been injured when he bats the winning game in Part One?
(a) His right leg.
(b) His shoulder.
(c) His left ankle.
(d) His left thumb.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Manju's favorite television show?

2. The narrator says of Manju in Part Two, "His excellence, his uniqueness, was not in cricket, not in batting, he had discovered--but in" what?

3. What is the only thing in this world that is tasteless, according to the narrator in the beginning of the novel?

4. Where does Tommy Sir's daughter work?

5. Where is the return address on the letter that Manju and Radha's mother sent to Uncle Revanna?

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