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Aravind Adiga
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Selection Day: A Novel Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Aravind Adiga
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Mumbai's sporting equipment district?
(a) Dhobi Talao.
(b) Mangalore.
(c) Alur.
(d) Chheda Nagar.

2. The narrator says in Part One that "There is a Chutney Mafia in this city, run by men called" what?
(a) "Tommy Sir."
(b) "Shetty."
(c) "Sawant."
(d) "Spotty neck."

3. The narrator in Part One says, "Revenge is the capitalism of" what?
(a) "The rich."
(b) "The educated."
(c) "The uneducated."
(d) "The poor."

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

5. According to Mohan's rules for his sons, a boy must not shave until he is what age?
(a) 18.
(b) 21.
(c) 16.
(d) 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much older is Radha than Manju Kumar?

2. How much of Mohar's sons' future earnings to become the legal property of Shri Mehta, according to the contract that Mohan has signed in Part One?

3. How old does Tommy Sir say he was when he began working on a history of the Maratha campaign at the third battle of Panipat in Part One?

4. The spotty-necked girl says, regarding cricket, when she is out with Manju and Radha in Part One that nothing that does what can be called a sport?

5. What does Radha begin chanting at his brother during the meeting at the MIG headquarters in Part One?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the show "CSI Las Vegas" in the novel?

2. Where does the Kumar family move when they leave Dahisar? Why?

3. Who is Subramanya and what is his significance in the novel?

4. Why does the narrator describe Mohan beating Manju in the Prologue?

5. What causes the conflict between the Kumar brothers and Javed Ansari in Part One?

6. How is Mohan Kumar described in the narrative?

7. What narrative style does the author employ in Selection Day?

8. What causes the growing rift between Radha and Manju in the second section of Part One?

9. What tone and mood are established in the opening of the novel?

10. What is noted about Manju's thumb when he plays the game before the Mumbai cricket recruiter in Part One? Why is this significant?

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