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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of Mr. Ashok's uncle who has lunch with him in "The Second Night"?
(a) The Black Ox.
(b) The Swan.
(c) The Wild Boar.
(d) The Golden Eagle.

3. Where is Balram's office described in the opening of the letter in "The First Night"?
(a) Beijing.
(b) New Delhi.
(c) Mumbai.
(d) Bangalore.

4. Who wrote the poem about God and the Devil that Balram describes in "The Second Night"?
(a) Iqbal.
(b) Tang Shaoyi.
(c) Rumi.
(d) Ram Persad.

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

6. What color is the bloody cloth found on the car after the child has been run over in “The Fourth Night”?
(a) Yellow.
(b) White.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

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

8. How much was the dowry for Kishan's marriage?
(a) 1,000 rupess.
(b) 500 rupees.
(c) 5,000 rupees.
(d) 10,000 rupees.

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

10. What color is the heavy bag that Balram describes bringing from Delhi to Bangalore in "The First Night"?
(a) Green.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

11. Who has witnessed Balram's statement that he is ordered to sign in “The Fourth Night”?
(a) Wen Jiabao.
(b) Vijay.
(c) Ram Persad.
(d) Kusum.

12. How much money does Balram say the Great Socialist has embezzled from the Darkness in “The Fourth Morning”?
(a) 1 million rupees.
(b) 1 billion rupees.
(c) 500,000 rupees.
(d) 100,000 rupees.

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

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

15. For how long does Mr. Ashok say Ram Bahandur has been with his family in "The Second Night"?
(a) For 10 years.
(b) For 30 years.
(c) For 50 years.
(d) For 5 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How tall does Balram describe Mr. Ashok as being in "The Second Night"?

2. What is the name of Balram's older brother?

3. What is the name of the political party the four landlords have formed in “The Fourth Morning”?

4. What does Balram describe as "the three main diseases of this country" in “The Fourth Morning”?

5. What does the Great Socialist reveal the Stork's family to be taking for free in “The Fourth Morning”?

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