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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. How much money does Balram offer to the police inspector when he first meets him in "The Seventh Night"?
(a) 5,000 rupees.
(b) 30,000 rupees.
(c) 10,000 rupees.
(d) 2,000 rupees.

2. What actress is the Russian prostitute said to look like in “The Sixth Morning”?
(a) Angelina Jolie.
(b) Kim Basinger.
(c) Geena Davis.
(d) Bette Davis.

3. What does Balram make for Dharam on the morning after their visit to the zoo in “The Sixth Night”?
(a) A bowl of curry.
(b) A bowl of oatmeal.
(c) A paper boat.
(d) An origami crane.

4. Where does Vijay order Balram to drive when he gets in the car in “The Sixth Night”?
(a) Toward the Imperial Hotel.
(b) Toward Ashoka Road.
(c) Toward the Sheraton Hotel.
(d) Toward the Gandhi statue.

5. How much money does the minister's assistant say it costs to sleep with the Russian prostitute in “The Sixth Morning”?
(a) 30,000 rupees.
(b) 50,000 rupees.
(c) 10,000 rupees.
(d) 20,000 rupees.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal gets into Balram's bed and terrifies him in “The Sixth Night”?

2. What is the mall that Mr. Ashok has Belram drive him to in the beginning of “The Sixth Morning”?

3. The narrator says in “The Sixth Night,” "Iqbal, that great poet was so right. The moment you recognize what is beautiful in this world, you stop being" what?

4. At what time does Balram begin his letter in “The Sixth Morning”?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Balram learn about the woman that Mr. Ashok has brought home from the hotel in "The Sixth Morning"?

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

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

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

5. What does Balram remark about the potential for civil war in India in the conclusion of "The Sixth Morning"?

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

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

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

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

10. How does Balram manage to collect enough money for a blonde prostitute in "The Sixth Night"?

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