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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color headbands are the protesters wearing in "The Second Night"?
(a) Blue.
(b) Black.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Red.

2. What is the first way listed for "the enterprising driver" to earn a little extra cash in Belram's sidebar in “The Sixth Night”?
(a) Turning his master's car into a taxi.
(b) Going to a corrupt mechanic.
(c) Killing one's master.
(d) Siphoning petrol to sell it.

3. The narrator says in “The Sixth Night,” "Iqbal, that great poet was so right. The moment you recognize what is beautiful in this world, you stop being" what?
(a) "A dragon."
(b) "Free."
(c) "A slave."
(d) "Blind."

4. What does Mukesh Sir order Balram to search for on the floor of the car in “The Fourth Night”?
(a) A liquor bottle.
(b) A tin of tobacco.
(c) A rupee coin.
(d) A cufflink.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of Cousin Pappu's wife?

3. What actress is the Russian prostitute said to look like in “The Sixth Morning”?

4. What number does Balram describe as one that Muslims think is a magic number that represents their god in "The First Night"?

5. In the conclusion of his letter in “The Fourth Night,” Balram writes, "Yes, that's right: we all live in the world's greatest" what?

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