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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Balram's father's profession?
(a) He was a coal miner.
(b) He was a rickshaw puller.
(c) He was a train engineer.
(d) He was a rice farmer.

2. What is the name of the town where Balram grew up?
(a) Mumbai.
(b) Bangalore.
(c) New Delhi.
(d) Laxmangarh.

3. Where does Mr. Ashok order Balram to drive after he has gotten money from the banks to hand over to the politicians in “The Sixth Night”?
(a) The Lotus Temple.
(b) The Imperial Hotel.
(c) The India Gate.
(d) The Sheraton Hotel.

4. What are the names of the two pomeranians in the Stork's household?
(a) Muffin and Snuggles.
(b) Max and Mary.
(c) Cuddles and Puddles.
(d) Jack and Polly.

5. What is the name of Cousin Pappu's wife?
(a) Uma.
(b) Kishan.
(c) Kusum.
(d) Leela.

Short Answer Questions

1. What room does the hotel manager take Balram to for the prostitute in “The Sixth Night”?

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

3. What disease does Balram's father die from?

4. What does the word "brinjal" refer to in “The Sixth Morning”?

5. What alias has Balram assumed in Bangalore in "The Seventh Night"?

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