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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Manju's favorite television show?

2. Who is the 15-year-old student of the Ali Weinberg School in Bandra that Mohan and his sons watch on television at their new home in Part One?

3. 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?

4. How long ago does the narrator say Manju and Radha's father brought them to Mumbai when Pramod first begins following Manju's games in Part One?

5. To what neighborhood do Mohan and his sons move after they have saved enough money to leave the slum?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Radha respond to Manju's scholarship from Karim Ali? Why?

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

3. What happens when Manju is sent to the principals office after vandalizing Javed's sports equipment?

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

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

6. How is "Kattale" defined in the Prologue of Selection Day?

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

8. Who is Javed Ansari? How is his character introduced?

9. What ambitions does Manju relate to Javed when they first become friends?

10. What rules has Mohan Kumar established for his sons?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Sofia in the novel. Where do Javed, Manju, and Radha know Sofia from? How does she differ from the main characters in the story? What role does Sofia play in the plot of the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the relationship between Pramod Sawant and Tommy Sir in the novel. In what ways are these characters similar? How do they differ? What role does each play in the plot of the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of homosexuality in Selection Day. How is homosexuality perceived by the main characters in the story? What role does it play in the plot of the narrative? What symbolism supports this theme?

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