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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Dharam's mother?
(a) Anastasia.
(b) Leela.
(c) Luttu Auntie.
(d) Kusum.

2. Who is the letter from that Dharam delivers to Balram in “The Sixth Night”?
(a) The Stork.
(b) Vijay.
(c) Kusum.
(d) Uma.

3. What is the name of the prostitute that Balram is taken to at the hotel in “The Sixth Night”?
(a) Leela.
(b) Kusum.
(c) Anastasia.
(d) Uma.

4. 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) 20 times the money he stole.
(b) 15 times the money he stole.
(c) 10 times the money he stole.
(d) 5 times the money he stole.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Balram do with Mr. Ashok's body after killing him?

3. How much money does Balram give to Dharam when he is summoned to drive Mr. Ashok in “The Sixth Night”?

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

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whom does Balram discover waiting for him when he returns to the apartment in "The Sixth Night"? Why?

2. What imagery does Balram describe seeing about him in the city in "The Sixth Night," and what is its significance?

3. How is the theme of darkness and light illustrated in "The Seventh Night"?

4. What happens to the rupees that Mr. Ashok gives to Balram in "The Sixth Night"?

5. How does Pinky Madam's departure influence the plot of the story?

6. What is significant about the imagery of Gandhi in "The Seventh Night"?

7. What does Mr. Ashok reveal to Balram when he returns home after seeing the prostitute in "The Sixth Night"?

8. How does Balram manage to collect enough money for a blonde prostitute in "The Sixth Night"?

9. What plot developments take place in the first section of "The Sixth Morning"?

10. What is noteworthy about Balram's reference to an accident in the opening of "The Sixth Morning"?

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