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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Balram writes in “The Fourth Morning,” that if he were making a country he would obtain what first?
(a) Sewage pipes.
(b) Proper roads.
(c) Schools.
(d) A solid government.

3. What brand of whiskey do Balram and Ram Persad purchase for the Stork's family weekly?
(a) Black Dog.
(b) Maker's Mark.
(c) Cedar Ridge.
(d) Town Branch.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Balram's older brother?

2. What temple does Balram describe in New Delhi in "The Second Night"?

3. Who are the master and mistress of the servant-god Hanuman?

4. How much was the dowry for Kishan's marriage?

5. What was Balram's father's profession?

(see the answer key)

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