1. How much money is in the envelope that Pinky Madam gives to Balram at the airport?
(a) 4,700 rupees.
(b) 470 rupees.
(c) 50,000 rupees.
(d) 10,000 rupees.

2. What skin disease does Balram describe a fellow driver suffering from in “The Fourth Night”?
(a) Eczema.
(b) Shingles.
(c) Psoriasis.
(d) Vitiligo.

3. Balram writes in “The Fifth Night,” "The greatest thing to come out of this country in the ten thousand years of its history is" what?
(a) "The Rooster Coop."
(b) "Democracy."
(c) "Hinduism."
(d) "The caste system."

4. 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) Going to a corrupt mechanic.
(b) Killing one's master.
(c) Siphoning petrol to sell it.
(d) Turning his master's car into a taxi.

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?
(a) "Democracy."
(b) "Dictatorship."
(c) "Culture."
(d) "Theocracy."

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who is the advocate for the Delhi High Court that has signed Balram's statement in “The Fourth Night”?

3. What does the word "brinjal" refer to in “The Sixth Morning”?

4. What is stated in the statement that Balram is ordered to sign in “The Fourth Night”?

5. Whose face is described on the billboards at the headquarters of the Congress Party in “The Fourth Night”?

(see the answer key)

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