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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "The Fifth Night," Balram says, "There is a sign in the National Zoo in New Delhi, near the cage with the white tiger, which says" what?
(a) "Beware."
(b) "Please do not feed the animals."
(c) "Stay back from the cage."
(d) "Imagine yourself in the cage."

3. What does Balram say the chandeliers in his home keep away in “The Fourth Night”?
(a) Rats.
(b) Beggars.
(c) Lizards.
(d) Roaches.

4. Where does the minister's assistant describe being when he saw a judge get beaten in “The Sixth Morning”?
(a) Ghaziabad.
(b) Laxmangarh.
(c) Dhanbad.
(d) Bangalore.

5. How does Mukesh Sir depart Delhi in “The Fourth Night”?
(a) By train.
(b) By limousine.
(c) By rickshaw.
(d) By plane.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much money does the minister's assistant say it costs to sleep with the Russian prostitute in “The Sixth Morning”?

3. 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?

4. What is the second way that an "enterprising driver" can earn a little extra cash in Belram's sidebar in “The Sixth Night”?

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

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