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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Going to a corrupt mechanic.
(b) Turning his master's car into a taxi.
(c) Siphoning petrol to sell it.
(d) Killing one's master.

2. Why does Balram say he "will never envy the rich of America or England" in "The Fifth Night"?
(a) Because their women are not attractive.
(b) Because there is no natural beauty in those countries.
(c) Because they have no servants there.
(d) Because their taxes are too high.

3. 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) 200 rupees.
(b) 500 rupees.
(c) 1,000 rupees.
(d) 100 rupees.

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

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

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

7. How much does Balram say it costs to see a film at the PVR Saket in “The Sixth Morning”?
(a) Over 150 rupees.
(b) Over 250 rupees.
(c) Over 300 rupees.
(d) Over 200 rupees.

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

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

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

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

12. After describing the murder of Mr. Ashok, Balram claims that what "is a worse way to go than this, I assure you"?
(a) "Cancer."
(b) "Poverty."
(c) "A shot to the head."
(d) "Tuberculosis."

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

14. How much money is in the envelope that Pinky Madam gives to Balram at the airport?
(a) 10,000 rupees.
(b) 50,000 rupees.
(c) 4,700 rupees.
(d) 470 rupees.

15. How long does it take Balram to reach the railway station after killing Mr. Ashok?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) 33 minutes.
(c) 12 minutes.
(d) 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Balram claim to have stopped the car when taking Mr. Ashok to meet the politicians in “The Sixth Night”?

3. 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?

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

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

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