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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many missed calls are on Manju's cell phone when he hands it over to Javed a week after Selection Day?
(a) 23.
(b) 2.
(c) 16.
(d) 19.

2. Who is on the news after surpassing Manju's batting record?
(a) Ravi Shastri.
(b) B.B. Balasubramaniam.
(c) Jignesh Seth.
(d) T.E. Sarfraz Khan.

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

4. What cricket term refers to each of the three stumps with two bails at the top at either end of the pitch?
(a) Bail.
(b) Wicket.
(c) Appeal.
(d) Anchor.

5. In what city of England does Manju train for cricket?
(a) Winchester.
(b) London.
(c) Rochester.
(d) Manchester.

6. At what school does Manju train in cricket while in England?
(a) The J.F. Browns International School.
(b) The Dhobi Talao International School.
(c) The Eknath Solkar International School.
(d) The Ali Weinberg International School.

7. Of Sofia, the narrator says, "... she could pull anything off: she knew her prerogative as a rich girl in Mumbai, which was to be" what?
(a) "One step ahead of the city she lived in."
(b) "A ghost on the walls, silent and obedient."
(c) "Like her mother."
(d) "The fulfiller of her father's wishes."

8. What is Manju's answer when Javed asks him, "Did you think of your family when you were over in England?"
(a) "Not once."
(b) "Every day."
(c) "Often."
(d) "Sometimes."

9. For how long is Manju's scholarship to last in England?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 6 weeks.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 2 months.

10. Who is the bar manager that serves Mohan when he goes to the bar in the morning after Selection Day?
(a) Jignesh.
(b) Ramnath.
(c) Alur.
(d) Mr. Shetty.

11. What musician, described as "a poet, and a Parsi, and a gay" does Javed imitate in the novel?
(a) Ravi Shastri.
(b) Cat Stevens.
(c) George Harrison.
(d) Freddie Mercury.

12. In what year did T.O. Shenoy first play in Selection Day in Bombay?
(a) 1993.
(b) 1989.
(c) 2001.
(d) 1996.

13. Who is the neighbor that Mohan rants to about the influence of Javed (whom he refers to as "that Mohammedan boy"?
(a) Eknath Solkar.
(b) Jignesh Seth.
(c) Pramod Sawant.
(d) Mrs. Shastri.

14. What town in the Satara district does Tommy Sir hike around each year by himself?
(a) Mahabaleshwar.
(b) Ahmedabad.
(c) Visakhapatnam.
(d) Mangalore.

15. The narrator says in Part One, "One morning, over 100 million years ago, India left Eden and went looking for" what?
(a) "America."
(b) "Russia."
(c) "Tibet."
(d) "Europe."

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Anand Mehta say he is dealing with the mafia after the game on Selection Day?

2. Why does Sofia say she broke up with Radha on the day before Selection Day?

3. Where has Javed recently gone on a trip with his father when he meets with Manju at the restaurant to discuss college?

4. In an interview with Manju after he has returned from England he is asked, "What is the food like?" What is Manju's response?

5. What nickname does Manju tell Javed never to call him again when he gets on Javed's motorbike?

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