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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. Balram writes in “The Fifth Night,” "The greatest thing to come out of this country in the ten thousand years of its history is" what?
(a) "Hinduism."
(b) "Democracy."
(c) "The Rooster Coop."
(d) "The caste system."

2. How long has it been since Balram sent home money, according to the letter he receives in “The Sixth Night”?
(a) 11 months and 2 days.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 3 months and 4 days.
(d) 6 months and 2 weeks.

3. Who is Dharam's mother?
(a) Kusum.
(b) Anastasia.
(c) Luttu Auntie.
(d) Leela.

4. How much money has the health minister allocated to malaria eradication, according to Balram's letter in "The Seventh Night"?
(a) 500 million rupees.
(b) 45 million rupees.
(c) 120 million rupees.
(d) 200 million rupees.

5. Where does the minister's assistant describe being when he saw a judge get beaten in “The Sixth Morning”?
(a) Ghaziabad.
(b) Dhanbad.
(c) Laxmangarh.
(d) Bangalore.

Short Answer Questions

1. For whom does Mukesh Sir say the money in the red bag is for when he gives it to Mr. Ashok in “The Sixth Night”?

2. What does Balram make for Dharam on the morning after their visit to the zoo in “The Sixth Night”?

3. What kind of empty liquor bottle brings the most resale value when sold to bootleggers, according to Balram in “The Sixth Night”?

4. What is the name of the taxi company that Balram establishes in "The Seventh Night"?

5. How long does it take Balram to reach the railway station after killing Mr. Ashok?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the color red in The White Tiger?

2. What does the murder of Mr. Ashok represent thematically in The White Tiger?

3. What are examples of foreshadowing seen in "The Fifth Night"?

4. What does the letter symbolize that Balram writes home in the end of "The Sixth Night"?

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

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

7. What is signified by the envelope left to Balram by Pinky Madam?

8. Whom does Balram discover waiting for him when he returns to the apartment in "The Sixth Night"? Why?

9. What is significant about the imagery of Gandhi in "The Seventh Night"?

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

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