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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Balram hit Mr. Ashok over the head with in “The Sixth Night”?
(a) A Jameson whiskey bottle.
(b) A tire iron.
(c) A Johnny Walker Black bottle.
(d) A shovel.

2. What actress is the Russian prostitute said to look like in “The Sixth Morning”?
(a) Bette Davis.
(b) Angelina Jolie.
(c) Kim Basinger.
(d) Geena Davis.

3. How much money has the health minister allocated to malaria eradication, according to Balram's letter in "The Seventh Night"?
(a) 45 million rupees.
(b) 500 million rupees.
(c) 120 million rupees.
(d) 200 million rupees.

4. How many taxi drivers does Balram say his company now has in "The Seventh Night"?
(a) 7.
(b) 16.
(c) 32.
(d) 12.

5. Why does Balram claim to have stopped the car when taking Mr. Ashok to meet the politicians in “The Sixth Night”?
(a) He says there is something wrong with the wheel.
(b) He says the car has run out of gas.
(c) He says that he must stop to ask for directions.
(d) He says that the car has overheated.

6. Why does Balram leave the train station in the end of “The Sixth Night”?
(a) To get Dharam.
(b) To get Anastasia.
(c) To get Uma.
(d) To call Kusum.

7. What was Vijay's father's profession?
(a) He was a train conductor.
(b) He was a rickshaw driver.
(c) He was a tea shop owner.
(d) He was a pigherd.

8. What kind of empty liquor bottle brings the most resale value when sold to bootleggers, according to Balram in “The Sixth Night”?
(a) Absolut.
(b) Jameson's Black Label.
(c) Johnnie Walker Black.
(d) Chivas Regal.

9. With his combined real estate holdings and bank holdings, Balram claims that he is now worth how much of the money he stole from Mr. Ashok in "The Seventh Night"?
(a) 15 times the money he stole.
(b) 20 times the money he stole.
(c) 5 times the money he stole.
(d) 10 times the money he stole.

10. From whom is the letter that Mukesh Sir delivers to Balram in "The Fifth Night"?
(a) Kusum.
(b) Ram Persad.
(c) Dharam.
(d) Mr. Ashok.

11. When does Vijay say that Mr. Ashok will be giving him money while Balram is driving the politicians in “The Sixth Night”?
(a) On Tuesday.
(b) On Friday.
(c) On Monday.
(d) On Thursday.

12. At what time does Balram describe waking every day and doing yoga in "The Seventh Night"?
(a) 8:00 a.m.
(b) 9:00 a.m.
(c) 11:00 a.m.
(d) 10:00 a.m.

13. What does Balram make for Dharam on the morning after their visit to the zoo in “The Sixth Night”?
(a) An origami crane.
(b) A bowl of oatmeal.
(c) A paper boat.
(d) A bowl of curry.

14. What is the second way that an "enterprising driver" can 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.

15. To what hotel does Mr. Ashok have Balram drive him in “The Sixth Night”?
(a) The Majestic Hotel.
(b) The Imperial Hotel.
(c) The Sheraton Hotel.
(d) The Tehran Hotel.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does the food cost at the tea shop that Balram orders for Mr. Ashok in “The Sixth Night”?

2. What does the term "Jama Masjid" refer to in "The Fifth Night"?

3. For whom does Mukesh Sir say the money in the red bag is for when he gives it to Mr. Ashok in “The Sixth Night”?

4. How does Dharam explain the bruises on his face when he meets Mr. Ashok in “The Sixth Night”?

5. Whom does the magazine seller say has got guns and built an army at the PVR Saket in “The Sixth Morning”?

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