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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Balram describe as "the three main diseases of this country" in “The Fourth Morning”?
(a) Poverty, corruption, and politics.
(b) Tuberculosis, maleria, and hunger.
(c) Typhoid, cholera, and election fever.
(d) Television, cancer, and tuberculosis.

2. What disease does Balram's father die from?
(a) AIDS.
(b) Prostate cancer.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Tuberculosis.

3. How many gods does Balram say the Hindus have in "The First Night"?
(a) 36,000,000.
(b) 200.
(c) 100,000.
(d) 10.

4. At what time does Balram conclude his letter in "The Fifth Night"?
(a) 2:44 a.m.
(b) 4:12 a.m.
(c) 1:32 a.m.
(d) 12:45 a.m.

5. In "The Fifth Night," Balram says, "There is a sign in the National Zoo in New Delhi, near the cage with the white tiger, which says" what?
(a) "Stay back from the cage."
(b) "Please do not feed the animals."
(c) "Imagine yourself in the cage."
(d) "Beware."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Mr. Ashok's uncle who has lunch with him in "The Second Night"?

2. Who does Mukesh describe hiring to help with income taxes in “The Fourth Night”?

3. Balram claims in "The First Night" that "Only three nations have never let themselves be ruled by foreigners." What are these nations?

4. For how long does Ram Bahadur say Mr. Ashok and Pinky Madam will be staying in Delhi in “The Fourth Morning”?

5. What animals surround Balram as he climbs to the Black Fort in "The Second Night"?

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