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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. What kind of empty liquor bottle brings the most resale value when sold to bootleggers, according to Balram in “The Sixth Night”?
(a) Chivas Regal.
(b) Johnnie Walker Black.
(c) Jameson's Black Label.
(d) Absolut.

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

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

4. What is the second way that an "enterprising driver" can 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.

5. To what hotel does Mr. Ashok have Balram drive him in “The Sixth Night”?
(a) The Tehran Hotel.
(b) The Majestic Hotel.
(c) The Imperial Hotel.
(d) The Sheraton Hotel.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Balram find in the backseat of the car in the end of “The Sixth Morning”?

3. How long does Balram say it took him in Bangalore to calm his nerves after the murder in "The Seventh Night"?

4. Where are the terrorists from on the poster that Balram's has been stapled over in "The Seventh Night"?

5. At what time does Balram return to his master's apartment after driving the politicians around in “The Sixth Night”?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What causes the conflict to erupt when Balram is with the prostitute in "The Sixth Night"?

3. How does Balram's encounter in the bookstore influence his actions in "The Sixth Night"?

4. What is the significance of Balram's encounter with the white tiger at the zoo in "The Sixth Night"?

5. What is signficant about the events with the minister's assistant and Mr. Ashok in "The Sixth Morning"?

6. How does the murder of Mr. Ashock contribute to the narrative plot in The White Tiger?

7. What is significant about Balram's breaking the liquor bottle in "The Sixth Night"?

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

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

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

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