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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 does Balram describe serving to Ashok and Pinky Madam for dinner on her birthday?
(a) Burgers.
(b) Pizza.
(c) Hot dogs.
(d) Tacos.

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

3. From where does Balram describe buying his Macintosh laptop computer in "The First Night"?
(a) Singapore.
(b) The United States.
(c) Israel.
(d) England.

4. What is the name of Mr. Ashok's uncle who has lunch with him in "The Second Night"?
(a) The Swan.
(b) The Golden Eagle.
(c) The Wild Boar.
(d) The Black Ox.

5. What temple does Balram describe in New Delhi in "The Second Night"?
(a) The Lakshmi Narayan Temple.
(b) The Sai Baba Temple.
(c) The Hanuman Temple.
(d) The Birla Hundu Temple.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Great Socialist's party's symbol?

2. How much money does Mr. Ashok pay Balram per month when they are living in Delhi?

3. What is the name of the Premier to whom the letter is addressed in "The First Night"?

4. What does the Great Socialist reveal the Stork's family to be taking for free in “The Fourth Morning”?

5. Whose face is described on the billboards at the headquarters of the Congress Party in “The Fourth Night”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conflict occurs between Mr. Ashok and Pinky Madam on their return journey Dhanbad in "The Second Night"?

2. What internal conflicts does Balram face in the end of "The Fourth Night"?

3. What foreshadowing can be seen in the narrator's descriptions of English liquor in "The Second Night"?

4. What is significant about Balram's poetic allusions in "The Second Night"?

5. What is significant about the reference to the Gandhi statue in "The Fourth Night"?

6. How does Balram compare Mr. Ashok and Mukesh Sir in "The Second Night"?

7. What motifs are introduced by the author in "The First Night"?

8. How does Balram describe the history and evolution of caste system in India in "The Second Night"?

9. Where is Bangalore located? What is the significance of this setting in The White Tiger?

10. What is the significance of the last line in Balram's letter in "The First Night"?

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