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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Great Socialist's party's symbol?
(a) An eye with a tear coming from the corner.
(b) A circle with a line through it.
(c) A cross being held by a raised fist.
(d) A pair of hands breaking through handcuffs.

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

3. What disease does Balram's father die from?
(a) AIDS.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Prostate cancer.
(d) Malaria.

4. Who is the mother-goddess whose image is described on the dashboard of the car in “The Fourth Night”?
(a) Savitr.
(b) Ratri.
(c) Mitra.
(d) Kali.

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

6. 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) "Dictatorship."
(b) "Culture."
(c) "Theocracy."
(d) "Democracy."

7. What does the Great Socialist reveal the Stork's family to be taking for free in “The Fourth Morning”?
(a) Gold.
(b) Copper.
(c) Steel.
(d) Coal.

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

9. How large does Balram describe his office as being in "The First Night"?
(a) 100 square feet.
(b) 50 square feet.
(c) 300 square feet.
(d) 150 square feet.

10. 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?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 2 weeks.

11. What time does Balram say it is when he concludes his letter in “The Fourth Night”?
(a) Not yet 6 a.m.
(b) Not yet 4 a.m.
(c) Not yet 3 a.m.
(d) Not yet 1 a.m.

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

13. How much do the "Murder Weekly" magazines sell for?
(a) 1.50 rupees.
(b) 4.50 rupees.
(c) 2 rupees.
(d) 6 rupees.

14. How many ring roads does Balram describe in Beijing in “The Fourth Night”?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 12.
(d) 9.

15. What brand of whiskey do Balram and Ram Persad purchase for the Stork's family weekly?
(a) Black Dog.
(b) Cedar Ridge.
(c) Maker's Mark.
(d) Town Branch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mukesh Sir order Balram to search for on the floor of the car in “The Fourth Night”?

2. Who gives Balram the statement to sign in “The Fourth Night”?

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

4. What is the name of the English liquor store where Balram goes to get liquor for the Stork's family?

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

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