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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Mr. Ashok's uncle who has lunch with him in "The Second Night"?
(a) The Golden Eagle.
(b) The Wild Boar.
(c) The Black Ox.
(d) The Swan.

2. Balram writes in “The Fifth Night,” "The greatest thing to come out of this country in the ten thousand years of its history is" what?
(a) "Democracy."
(b) "The Rooster Coop."
(c) "The caste system."
(d) "Hinduism."

3. What does Balram describe serving to Ashok and Pinky Madam for dinner on her birthday?
(a) Pizza.
(b) Tacos.
(c) Burgers.
(d) Hot dogs.

4. How many of the Great Socialist's ministers are currently in jail, according to Balram in “The Fourth Morning”?
(a) 6.
(b) 10.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

5. What is the name of the prostitute that Balram is taken to at the hotel in “The Sixth Night”?
(a) Kusum.
(b) Anastasia.
(c) Leela.
(d) Uma.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the second way that an "enterprising driver" can earn a little extra cash in Belram's sidebar in “The Sixth Night”?

2. At what time does Balram sign off in his letter "The Second Night"?

3. What is the name of the Stork's elder son?

4. What color headbands are the protesters in the second truck wearing in "The Second Night"?

5. How much money has the chief minister of the state allocated for malnutrition eradication, according to Balram's letter in "The Seventh Night"?

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