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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. How much money does the uncle of the cricket player that was attacked by Radha want in compensation from Mehta?

2. What happened to Javed's brother who was five years older than him?

3. What is Manju's answer when Javed asks him, "Did you think of your family when you were over in England?"

4. In what year did T.O. Shenoy first play in Selection Day in Bombay?

5. What does Anand Mehta demand that Manju do when he visits him in the middle of the night after Manju has had a press conference?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the sacred glove that Radha wears on Selection Day? What becomes of it?

2. What does Manju dream about after Anand Mehta's middle-of-the-night visit?

3. What does Radha do when Manju comes to confront him about the rumors he's been spreading in Part One?

4. How does Radha convince Manju not to go to the police regarding Anand Mehta?

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

6. Who is Lata? What role does she play in the novel?

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

8. How does Manju respond when Javed suggests he might be gay in Part One?

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

10. What advice does Javed give to Manju regarding his scholarship to England?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What happens during the competition called Harris Shield? How does Manju perform in the game? How does Radha perform? What comes about because of the outcome of the game?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of cricket in Selection Day. What does the game of cricket represent symbolically for each of the main characters? How is cricket used metaphorically in the story?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the character of Javed Ansari in the novel. Where does Javed live? What is his family like? How would you describe Javed's relationship with Manju?

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