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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the Premier to whom the letter is addressed in "The First Night"?
(a) Tang Shaoyi.
(b) Duan Qirui.
(c) Wen Jiabao.
(d) Zhao Bingjun.

2. Who wrote the poem about God and the Devil that Balram describes in "The Second Night"?
(a) Tang Shaoyi.
(b) Rumi.
(c) Iqbal.
(d) Ram Persad.

3. What caste does Balram claim to be when he is hired to work for the Stork's family?
(a) Brahmin.
(b) Vaishya.
(c) Halwai.
(d) Shudra.

4. Where do Balram, Kishan, and Dilip find work when they first arrive in Dhanbad?
(a) At a butcher shop.
(b) At a taxi stand.
(c) At a tea shop.
(d) At a clothing factory.

5. How large does Balram describe his office as being in "The First Night"?
(a) 150 square feet.
(b) 50 square feet.
(c) 300 square feet.
(d) 100 square feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What secret does Balram discover about Ram Persad in “The Fourth Morning”?

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

3. Balram writes in “The Fourth Morning,” that if he were making a country he would obtain what first?

4. From where does Balram describe buying his Macintosh laptop computer in "The First Night"?

5. As Balram drives Pinky Madam and Mr. Ashok home in "The Second Night," Ashok claims that when he returned to India, he expected to stay for how long?

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