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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Balram describe having thrown the rich out of his country and freed his people in “The Fourth Morning”?
(a) Zhao Bingjun.
(b) Fidel Castro.
(c) Tang Shaoyi.
(d) Gandhi.

2. How many gods does Balram say the Hindus have in "The First Night"?
(a) 100,000.
(b) 200.
(c) 10.
(d) 36,000,000.

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

4. Who are the three "greatest poets" described by Balram in "The First Night"?
(a) Rumi, Iqbal, and Mirza Ghalib.
(b) Vikram Seth, Amir Khursrow, and Miatle Gupta.
(c) Ganesh Gogoi, Mahim Bora, and Jami Azad.
(d) Sarojini Naidu, Kamala Suraiyya, and rabindranath Tagore.

5. Where do Ashok and Pinky Madam go to eat after their fight on her birthday in “The Fourth Night”?
(a) The Olive Garden.
(b) T.G.I. Friday's.
(c) Applebees.
(d) Bennigan's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Balram describe buying his chandeliers in “The Fourth Night”?

2. How much money does Ram Bahadur ask for from Balram as a bribe to convince Mr. Ashok to take Balram to Delhi in “The Fourth Morning”?

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

4. What is the name of Balram's grandmother?

5. Balram claims in "The First Night" that "Only three nations have never let themselves be ruled by foreigners." What are these nations?

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