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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 percentage of India is currently under the age of 25, according to the career counselor who speaks with Manju?
(a) One third of a billion.
(b) Two billion.
(c) Half a billion.
(d) One quarter of a billion.

2. In an interview with Manju after he has returned from England he is asked, "What is the food like?" What is Manju's response?
(a) "The food is strange."
(b) "I liked the haggis."
(c) "The food is delicious."
(d) "The cheese is smelly."

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

4. What instrument does the legless man play at the train station, according to the narrator in Part One?
(a) Guitar.
(b) Banjo.
(c) Flute.
(d) Violin.

5. What do Mr. Ansari's "slit-like hooded eyes" remind Manju of when he first meets him?
(a) A leopard.
(b) A snake.
(c) An Uzbek warrior.
(d) A Roman king.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name is printed on Javed's actor headshot in Part Two?

2. What does Manju score at the Harris Shield exhibition in Part One?

3. Where does Radha say that a man gave him the gift of Javed's headshot in Part Two?

4. What animal does the narrator describe a magician bringing to Mohan's village thirty years ago in Part One?

5. What god of death does Mohan call out to after his sons have disappeared?

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