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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. Who is the schoolteacher that has written the letter that is delivered to Balram in "The Fifth Night"?
(a) Ram Persad.
(b) Mr. Krishna.
(c) Dharam.
(d) Vijay.

2. What does Balram find in the backseat of the car in the end of “The Sixth Morning”?
(a) A rupee coin.
(b) A handkerchief.
(c) A watch.
(d) A golden hair.

3. 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) 6 months and 2 weeks.
(c) 3 months and 4 days.
(d) 2 months.

4. What does Balram drop on the floor of his room and order Dharam to pick up in “The Sixth Night”?
(a) A book.
(b) A cufflink.
(c) A rupee coin.
(d) A gold watch.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do poor people in the south in India drink, according to Balram in "The Seventh Night"?

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

3. How many taxi drivers does Balram say his company now has in "The Seventh Night"?

4. With his combined real estate holdings and bank holdings, Balram claims that he is now worth how much of the money he stole from Mr. Ashok in "The Seventh Night"?

5. At what time does Balram describe waking every day and doing yoga in "The Seventh Night"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What decision has Balram made at the train station in the end of "The Sixth Night"?

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

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

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

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