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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 is the name of Balram's father?
(a) Vikram Halwai.
(b) Dharam Halwai.
(c) Mukesh Halwai.
(d) Wen Halwai.

2. When did the British leave India?
(a) 1934.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1959.

3. What product does the diseased driver's employer sell, according to Balram in “The Fourth Night”?
(a) Copper.
(b) Coal.
(c) Timber.
(d) Steel.

4. What Hindu goddess does Balram describe in a white sari with gold sovereigns dripping to her feet in "The First Night"?
(a) Indra.
(b) Soma.
(c) Lakshmi.
(d) Agni.

5. What does Balram describe dressing as to serve Ashok and Pinky Madam dinner in on her birthday in “The Fourth Night”?
(a) An English butler.
(b) An American movie star.
(c) A French poet.
(d) A maharajah.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animals surround Balram as he climbs to the Black Fort in "The Second Night"?

2. Who are the master and mistress of the servant-god Hanuman?

3. How much was the dowry for Kishan's marriage?

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

5. What does Balram describe as his web site URL in "The Second Night"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the significance of the move from Dhanbad to New Delhi for Balram in "The Fourth Morning"?

3. What is the significance of the t-shirt that Balram purchases in "The Fourth Night"?

4. Describe the narrative timelines in The White Tiger. When does the main story take place?

5. How does Balram describe his feelings about leaving his home village after the death of his father in "The Second Night"?

6. How does Balram describe his feelings for Mr. Ashok in the opening of his letter in "The Second Night"?

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

8. What essential exposition is introduced by the author in "The First Night"?

9. How does the author develop the theme/motif of darkness and light in "The Fourth Morning"?

10. What is significant about the references to "Murder Weekly" in the novel?

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