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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What temple does Balram describe in New Delhi in "The Second Night"?
(a) The Lakshmi Narayan Temple.
(b) The Hanuman Temple.
(c) The Birla Hundu Temple.
(d) The Sai Baba Temple.

2. What does the Great Socialist reveal the Stork's family to be taking for free in “The Fourth Morning”?
(a) Coal.
(b) Steel.
(c) Copper.
(d) Gold.

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

4. Why does Balram say he "will never envy the rich of America or England" in "The Fifth Night"?
(a) Because they have no servants there.
(b) Because there is no natural beauty in those countries.
(c) Because their women are not attractive.
(d) Because their taxes are too high.

5. How much money does Balram say the Great Socialist has embezzled from the Darkness in “The Fourth Morning”?
(a) 500,000 rupees.
(b) 1 billion rupees.
(c) 1 million rupees.
(d) 100,000 rupees.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What disease does Balram's father die from?

3. Who has witnessed Balram's statement that he is ordered to sign in “The Fourth Night”?

4. 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?

5. When did the British leave India?

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