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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What alias has Balram assumed in Bangalore in "The Seventh Night"?
(a) Duan Qirui.
(b) Ashok Sharma.
(c) Wen Jiabao.
(d) Ram Persad.

2. How much time is Balram granted with the prostitute at the hotel in “The Sixth Night”?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 1 hour.
(c) 20 minutes.
(d) 10 minutes.

3. What is the name of "one of Delhi's most famous private hospitals" where the Stork is taken in "The Fifth Night"?
(a) Ramanathan.
(b) Vitar.
(c) Soma.
(d) Max.

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

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

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

7. Where does Belram describe the world's biggest diamond-cutting and polishing business in "The Fifth Night"?
(a) Surat.
(b) Mumbai.
(c) Bangalore.
(d) Beijing.

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

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

10. How much does the food cost at the tea shop that Balram orders for Mr. Ashok in “The Sixth Night”?
(a) 25 rupees.
(b) 100 rupees.
(c) 10 rupees.
(d) 50 rupees.

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

12. What does Balram place on Mr. Ashock's body after killing him?
(a) A blanket.
(b) A handful of rupee coins.
(c) A glass beetle.
(d) The stickers of the goddess.

13. Why do the drivers laugh at Balram in the end of "The Fifth Night"?
(a) Because he fell down.
(b) Because he is meditating.
(c) Because he is talking to himself.
(d) Because he wrecked the car.

14. What kind of car dealership does Balram go to when he begins his entrepreneurship in "The Seventh Night"?
(a) A Toyota dealership.
(b) A Honda dealership.
(c) A Rolls Royce dealership.
(d) A Nissan dealership.

15. At what time does Pinky Madam have Balram drive her to the airport in "The Fifth Night"?
(a) 2:00 a.m.
(b) 1:00 a.m.
(c) 4:00 a.m.
(d) 3:00 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has the diseased driver's master gone to get an expensive toupee in “The Sixth Night”?

2. How much money has the chief minister of the state allocated for malnutrition eradication, according to Balram's letter in "The Seventh Night"?

3. What kind of empty liquor bottle brings the most resale value when sold to bootleggers, according to Balram in “The Sixth Night”?

4. What actress is the Russian prostitute said to look like in “The Sixth Morning”?

5. 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?

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