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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Balram's grandmother?
(a) Kishan.
(b) Kusum.
(c) Anastasia.
(d) Uma.

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

3. What color headbands do the supporters of the Great Socialist wear?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Blue.
(d) Green.

4. What Hindu goddess does Balram describe in a white sari with gold sovereigns dripping to her feet in "The First Night"?
(a) Lakshmi.
(b) Agni.
(c) Soma.
(d) Indra.

5. To what hospital did Balram and his brother take their father as he was dying?
(a) Med Suptd Hospital.
(b) Manohar Lohia Hospital.
(c) Lohia Universal Free Hosptial.
(d) SIR Ganga Ram Hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Balram describe as "the three main diseases of this country" in “The Fourth Morning”?

2. How long has it been since Balram has seen Kishan when he visits his hometown in "The Second Night"?

3. What brand of whiskey do Balram and Ram Persad purchase for the Stork's family weekly?

4. What skin disease does Balram describe a fellow driver suffering from in “The Fourth Night”?

5. What is the name of the town where Balram grew up?

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