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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. Mohan decides to slap Radha a few times after his batting average falls below what, in Part One?
(a) 45.
(b) 30.
(c) 40.
(d) 50.

2. Where does Javed tell Manju to take a train and meet him after he calls to tell Javed about Mehta's middle-of-the-night visit?
(a) Mangalore.
(b) Santacruz.
(c) Navi Mumbai.
(d) The Oval Maidan.

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

4. What does the old man offer to Radha after the game on Selection Day?
(a) Wine.
(b) Water.
(c) Scotch.
(d) Chai tea.

5. Where does Javed's friend suggest they go to Mad Max racing?
(a) Powai.
(b) Dubai.
(c) Cairo.
(d) Mangalore.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is described as the "world's greatest batsman" from Bowral, New South Wales?

3. To whose house is Radha fleeing in his home village after the attack on Selection Day?

4. What video game does Radha discover when he first visits the cybercafe?

5. What is the name of the gang that Manju accuses Javed of being in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What ultimatum does Javed offer Manju when Manju calls him after the game on Selection Day?

2. Who is Deennawaz Shah and what happens to him in the novel?

3. What do Javed and Manju do when they go to the mall bathroom in Part One?

4. What has led to the fall in Radha's batting average when Manju is leaving for England?

5. Who is Ranjith and how is his character described?

6. How is Javed's flat described in the narrative?

7. How does Manju describe is experiences in college when he meets Javed at the Golden Punjab Hotel in Part One?

8. What does Sofia confront Manju about when she picks him up in her car from college in Part One?

9. How is the concept of corruption presented in Selection Day?

10. What analogy does Mohan make in describing the elephant and the magician?

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