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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Mr. Ashok's ex-wife that is described in "The First Night"?
(a) Pinky Madam.
(b) Anastasia.
(c) Kusum.
(d) Uma.

2. On what floor do Mr. Ashok and Pinky Madam live in Delhi?
(a) The 42nd floor.
(b) The 20th floor.
(c) The 13th floor.
(d) The 29th floor.

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

4. What does the goddess Lakshmi represent to Hindus?
(a) The goddess of fertility.
(b) The goddess of purity.
(c) The goddess of love.
(d) The goddess of wealth.

5. What book does Balram describe reading about China's history from in "The First Night"?
(a) The Good Earth.
(b) Dream of the Red Chamber.
(c) Exciting Tales of the Exotic East.
(d) Journey to the East.

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

7. Balram writes in “The Fourth Morning,” that if he were making a country he would obtain what first?
(a) A solid government.
(b) Schools.
(c) Sewage pipes.
(d) Proper roads.

8. How long has it been since Balram has seen Kishan when he visits his hometown in "The Second Night"?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 2 months.

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

10. Whose face is described on the billboards at the headquarters of the Congress Party in “The Fourth Night”?
(a) Wen Jiabao's.
(b) Tang Shaoyi's.
(c) The Stork's.
(d) Sonia Gandhi's.

11. What is described as the "modernest suburb of Delhi" in “The Fourth Night”?
(a) Raisina Hill.
(b) Connaught Place.
(c) Rajpath.
(d) Gurgaon.

12. Who is the primary driver when Balram begins working for the Stork's family?
(a) Mukesh Sir.
(b) Wen Jiabao.
(c) Ram Persad.
(d) Kishan.

13. When did the British leave India?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1934.

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

15. What is the name of Balram's father?
(a) Mukesh Halwai.
(b) Wen Halwai.
(c) Vikram Halwai.
(d) Dharam Halwai.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Balram say the chandeliers in his home keep away in “The Fourth Night”?

3. What disease does Balram's father die from?

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

5. To what hospital did Balram and his brother take their father as he was dying?

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