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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many vehicles does Balram describe in his taxi fleet currently in "The Seventh Night"?
(a) 26.
(b) 19.
(c) 13.
(d) 42.

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

3. What is the first way listed for "the enterprising driver" to earn a little extra cash in Belram's sidebar in “The Sixth Night”?
(a) Siphoning petrol to sell it.
(b) Killing one's master.
(c) Turning his master's car into a taxi.
(d) Going to a corrupt mechanic.

4. How much money did Balram pay for a deposit at his hotel room by the train station in Bangalore after arriving in "The Seventh Night"?
(a) 1,000 rupees.
(b) 500 rupees.
(c) 100 rupees.
(d) 200 rupees.

5. At what time does Balram begin his letter in “The Sixth Morning”?
(a) 8:00 a.m.
(b) 4:45 a.m.
(c) 6:20 a.m.
(d) 7: 34 a.m.

6. Who is the schoolteacher that has written the letter that is delivered to Balram in "The Fifth Night"?
(a) Vijay.
(b) Mr. Krishna.
(c) Dharam.
(d) Ram Persad.

7. 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) "A dragon."
(c) "Free."
(d) "Blind."

8. What animal gets into Balram's bed and terrifies him in “The Sixth Night”?
(a) A roach.
(b) A gecko.
(c) A cat.
(d) A rat.

9. Where does Vijay order Balram to drive when he gets in the car in “The Sixth Night”?
(a) Toward the Gandhi statue.
(b) Toward Ashoka Road.
(c) Toward the Sheraton Hotel.
(d) Toward the Imperial Hotel.

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

11. Where is the hotel that the diseased driver takes Balram to for the prostitute in “The Sixth Night”?
(a) East Extension, Part One.
(b) North Extension, Part Two.
(c) South Extension, Part Two.
(d) West Extension, Part Two.

12. How long does Balram say it took him in Bangalore to calm his nerves after the murder in "The Seventh Night"?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 4 weeks.
(d) 1 week.

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

14. At what time does Balram return to his master's apartment after driving the politicians around in “The Sixth Night”?
(a) 1:00 a.m.
(b) 2:00 a.m.
(c) 3:00 a.m.
(d) 12:00 a.m.

15. In "The Fifth Night," Balram says, "There is a sign in the National Zoo in New Delhi, near the cage with the white tiger, which says" what?
(a) "Imagine yourself in the cage."
(b) "Stay back from the cage."
(c) "Beware."
(d) "Please do not feed the animals."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Balram make for Dharam on the morning after their visit to the zoo in “The Sixth Night”?

2. Why does Balram say he "will never envy the rich of America or England" in "The Fifth Night"?

3. Why do the drivers laugh at Balram in the end of "The Fifth Night"?

4. How much does the diseased driver tell Balram the cheapest prostitute with blonde hair will cost him in “The Sixth Night”?

5. At what time does Pinky Madam have Balram drive her to the airport in "The Fifth Night"?

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