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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the Premier to whom the letter is addressed in "The First Night"?
(a) Tang Shaoyi.
(b) Duan Qirui.
(c) Zhao Bingjun.
(d) Wen Jiabao.

2. What does Balram describe as "the three main diseases of this country" in “The Fourth Morning”?
(a) Poverty, corruption, and politics.
(b) Television, cancer, and tuberculosis.
(c) Tuberculosis, maleria, and hunger.
(d) Typhoid, cholera, and election fever.

3. Where does Balram describe buying his chandeliers in “The Fourth Night”?
(a) Mumbai.
(b) New York.
(c) Lalbagh Gardens.
(d) Beijing.

4. Who is the advocate for the Delhi High Court that has signed Balram's statement in “The Fourth Night”?
(a) Ramanathan.
(b) Zhao Bingjun.
(c) Vijay.
(d) Chamandas Varma.

5. What is the Great Socialist's party's symbol?
(a) A circle with a line through it.
(b) A cross being held by a raised fist.
(c) A pair of hands breaking through handcuffs.
(d) An eye with a tear coming from the corner.

6. Who is driving the car when the child is run over in “The Fourth Night”?
(a) Mr. Ashok.
(b) Balram.
(c) Premier Jiabao.
(d) Pinky Madam.

7. What book does Balram describe reading about China's history from in "The First Night"?
(a) Dream of the Red Chamber.
(b) Exciting Tales of the Exotic East.
(c) Journey to the East.
(d) The Good Earth.

8. What does Balram do when he drives past a temple in "The Second Night"?
(a) He touches his eye.
(b) He bows his head.
(c) He touches his heart.
(d) He touches his mouth.

9. For how long does Mr. Ashok say Ram Bahandur has been with his family in "The Second Night"?
(a) For 30 years.
(b) For 10 years.
(c) For 5 years.
(d) For 50 years.

10. Who wrote the poem about God and the Devil that Balram describes in "The Second Night"?
(a) Ram Persad.
(b) Iqbal.
(c) Tang Shaoyi.
(d) Rumi.

11. On what date does the statement say that the person was hit with the car in “The Fourth Night”?
(a) June 16.
(b) January 23.
(c) March 29.
(d) February 12.

12. Where does Balram describe going for his master when he is given the statement to sign in “The Fourth Night”?
(a) Bangalore.
(b) Mumbai.
(c) Tihar Jail.
(d) Beijing.

13. What does the goddess Lakshmi represent to Hindus?
(a) The goddess of love.
(b) The goddess of purity.
(c) The goddess of wealth.
(d) The goddess of fertility.

14. Who gives Balram the statement to sign in “The Fourth Night”?
(a) Mukesh Sir.
(b) Mr. Ashok.
(c) Ram Persad.
(d) Pinky Madam.

15. What is described as the "modernest suburb of Delhi" in “The Fourth Night”?
(a) Connaught Place.
(b) Gurgaon.
(c) Rajpath.
(d) Raisina Hill.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where does Balram describe buying his Macintosh laptop computer in "The First Night"?

2. How many ring roads does Balram describe in Beijing in “The Fourth Night”?

3. As Balram drives Pinky Madam and Mr. Ashok home in "The Second Night," Ashok claims that when he returned to India, he expected to stay for how long?

4. How many criminal cases does Balram describe pending against the Great Socialist and his ministers in “The Fourth Morning”?

5. What kind of car does Balram describe driving Mr. Ashok and his wife in, in "The First Night"?

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