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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gives Balram the statement to sign in “The Fourth Night”?
(a) Pinky Madam.
(b) Ram Persad.
(c) Mukesh Sir.
(d) Mr. Ashok.

2. Who are the master and mistress of the servant-god Hanuman?
(a) Vishnu and Rudra.
(b) Shiva and Visnhu.
(c) Prithvi and Aditi.
(d) Ram and Sita.

3. Balram claims in "The First Night" that "Only three nations have never let themselves be ruled by foreigners." What are these nations?
(a) China, Afghanistan, and Abyssinia.
(b) Liberia, Indonesia, and Abyssinia.
(c) England, the U.S., and China.
(d) India, China, and Afghanistan.

4. Whom does Balram describe having thrown the rich out of his country and freed his people in “The Fourth Morning”?
(a) Zhao Bingjun.
(b) Fidel Castro.
(c) Tang Shaoyi.
(d) Gandhi.

5. Where is the Premier's Office described in the opening of the letter in "The First Night"?
(a) Beijing.
(b) Bangalore.
(c) New Delhi.
(d) Mumbai.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money per month does Belram describe the delivery rickshaw driver making in "The Fifth Night"?

2. What is the name of Cousin Pappu's wife?

3. Why does Balram say he "will never envy the rich of America or England" in "The Fifth Night"?

4. How large does Balram describe his office as being in "The First Night"?

5. Where do Ashok and Pinky Madam go to eat after their fight on her birthday in “The Fourth Night”?

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