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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the word "emancipation" mean in "The Fifth Night"?
(a) Articulation.
(b) Undulation.
(c) Slavery.
(d) Liberation.

2. What does Balram do when he drives past a temple in "The Second Night"?
(a) He bows his head.
(b) He touches his mouth.
(c) He touches his heart.
(d) He touches his eye.

3. What does Balram describe as "the three main diseases of this country" in “The Fourth Morning”?
(a) Tuberculosis, maleria, and hunger.
(b) Poverty, corruption, and politics.
(c) Television, cancer, and tuberculosis.
(d) Typhoid, cholera, and election fever.

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

5. How tall does Balram describe Mr. Ashok as being in "The Second Night"?
(a) 6 feet, 3 inches tall.
(b) 5 feet, 6 inches tall.
(c) 5 feet tall.
(d) 6 feet tall.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time does Balram sign off in his letter "The Second Night"?

2. What does Balram say he should call his life's story in "The First Night"?

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

4. Where does Belram describe the world's biggest diamond-cutting and polishing business in "The Fifth Night"?

5. What is the name of the former lover that Mr. Ashok has brought home with him in “The Sixth Morning”?

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