Q&A (pgs1-53)

Summary
It all starts off with Ram Mohammad Thomas (main charater) is arressted for answering all 12 questions correct on the new quiz show called "Who Will Win a Billion." They believed that he cheated because there was no way Ram, who did not get an education and barley speaks english could win. After being torture for awhile by Godbole, Ram's lawyer walks in and takes him away, and all she wants to know is the truth and wants to find out how he knew the answers. Ram starts telling his lawyer how he knew the first question. Salim is Ram's best friend, who is obessed with actor Armaan Ali, the first question had to do with Armaan Ali and the first movie he did with Priya Kapoor. Salim told Ram all there was to know about Armaan Ali and would take Ram to the movies to seem Armaan movies, so when Ram was asked that question he knew the answer which was "Betrayal?" and he got it correct. The second question, Ram was an orphan who was dropped off at a Christian orphanage. Being denied by every couple that came, he was taken in by Father Timonthy and was named Joseph but changed it since they were living in India. Ram lived a good life with Father Timonthy. When Ram started to spy on Father Jon and found out that Father Jon was a homosexual , Ram quickly told Father Timonthy and since it was with his son he was angry. Ram woke up the next morning to find Father Timonthy dead and Father Jon too. The second question, which the host asked Ram if he knew what FBI meant and Ram said no, the host asked what does he know and Ram said the order of letters on the cross and so Ram got that question right.

Quotation
This is when Salim finds out that Armaan and Urvashi break up, "If only I could meet Armaan. I want to comfort him. To hold his hand and let him cry on my shoulder...Maybe I could persuade her to come back to Armaan" (Swarup 24).

Reaction
This shows how Salim really looks up to his role model Armaan, that even he would try to get him back with his ex-girlfriend I think that is so cute, how at a young age you think anything is possible in the world. I wonder if Salim would comfort Ram like that if Ram was going through a hard time, and I think Salim would. It was funny how Salim says to Ram that if only he could persuade Urvashi to get back with Armaan, if little did he know that maybe Armaan is not a good boyfriend to Urvashi and maybe is the reason why she broke up with him. Salim would never believe that because he thinks Armaan is a good man. This is relating to the first question Ram is asked on the quiz show, and I find it amazing how he could remeber these little details of things that happen when he was so young. Does Ram still keep in touch with his best friend Salim? Salim is a typical fan of Armaan, well really a number 1 fan because he knows so much about him, I wonder what Salim would do if he met Armaan, and if he did would he comfort him like he said he would?