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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What hotel does Mr. Ashok have Belram drive him to after departing the mall in “The Sixth Morning”?
(a) The Maurya Sheraton Hotel.
(b) The Imperial Hotel.
(c) The Taj Palace Hotel.
(d) The Taj Mansingh Hotel.

2. How long after Pinky Madam's departure has it been when Mukesh Sir asks Mr. Ashok if they should find another girl in “The Sixth Night”?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 2 weeks.

3. Where does Vijay say one in every three new office buildings in India are being built in “The Sixth Night”?
(a) Bangalore.
(b) New Delhi.
(c) Mumbai.
(d) Kolkata.

4. What does the word "emancipation" mean in "The Fifth Night"?
(a) Undulation.
(b) Liberation.
(c) Slavery.
(d) Articulation.

5. What is the name of the former lover that Mr. Ashok has brought home with him in “The Sixth Morning”?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Marie.
(c) Uma.
(d) Anastasia.

6. How long has it been since Balram sent home money, according to the letter he receives in “The Sixth Night”?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 3 months and 4 days.
(c) 11 months and 2 days.
(d) 6 months and 2 weeks.

7. At what time does Balram conclude his letter in "The Fifth Night"?
(a) 2:44 a.m.
(b) 1:32 a.m.
(c) 12:45 a.m.
(d) 4:12 a.m.

8. After how long inside the hotel does Mr. Ashok return to the car with the politicians in “The Sixth Night”?
(a) 42 minutes.
(b) 12 minutes.
(c) 1 and 1/2 hours.
(d) 23 minutes.

9. 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 caste system."
(b) "Hinduism."
(c) "Democracy."
(d) "The Rooster Coop."

10. How much money per month does Belram describe the delivery rickshaw driver making in "The Fifth Night"?
(a) 1,000 rupees.
(b) 100 rupees.
(c) 50 rupees.
(d) 500 rupees.

11. Why does Balram become enraged about the prostitute in “The Sixth Night”?
(a) Because her hair is dyed.
(b) Because she is Indian.
(c) Because she is American.
(d) Because she does not speak Hindi.

12. 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 slave."
(b) "Free."
(c) "Blind."
(d) "A dragon."

13. What industry does Balram decide to become involved in once he's gotten to Bangalore in "The Seventh Night"?
(a) Outsourcing.
(b) Trains.
(c) Steel.
(d) Coal.

14. How does Balram ultimately kill Mr. Ashok in “The Sixth Night”?
(a) He shoots him.
(b) He runs him over with the car.
(c) He slits his throat.
(d) He drowns him.

15. How much money does Balram offer to the police inspector when he first meets him in "The Seventh Night"?
(a) 10,000 rupees.
(b) 5,000 rupees.
(c) 30,000 rupees.
(d) 2,000 rupees.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of car does the diseased driver take Balram to the hotel for the prostitute in, in “The Sixth Night”?

2. Where is the hotel that the diseased driver takes Balram to for the prostitute in “The Sixth Night”?

3. How much money does the minister's assistant say it costs to sleep with the Russian prostitute in “The Sixth Morning”?

4. What is the fourth way listed in Belram's sidebar for an enterprising driver to make extra money in “The Sixth Night”?

5. What do poor people in the south in India drink, according to Balram in "The Seventh Night"?

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