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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 "one of Delhi's most famous private hospitals" where the Stork is taken in "The Fifth Night"?
(a) Soma.
(b) Ramanathan.
(c) Max.
(d) Vitar.

2. What does Balram place on Mr. Ashock's body after killing him?
(a) A glass beetle.
(b) The stickers of the goddess.
(c) A blanket.
(d) A handful of rupee coins.

3. What industry does Balram decide to become involved in once he's gotten to Bangalore in "The Seventh Night"?
(a) Outsourcing.
(b) Trains.
(c) Coal.
(d) Steel.

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

5. Why do the drivers laugh at Balram in the end of "The Fifth Night"?
(a) Because he is meditating.
(b) Because he fell down.
(c) Because he is talking to himself.
(d) Because he wrecked the car.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the first way listed for "the enterprising driver" to earn a little extra cash in Belram's sidebar in “The Sixth Night”?

3. What kind of dogs guard the minister's house in “The Sixth Morning”?

4. What does Balram do with Mr. Ashok's body after killing him?

5. How many vehicles does Balram describe in his taxi fleet currently in "The Seventh Night"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What plot developments take place in the first section of "The Sixth Morning"?

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

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

4. What symbolism and imagery can be seen in "The Fifth Night"?

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

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

7. What does Mr. Ashok reveal to Balram when he returns home after seeing the prostitute in "The Sixth Night"?

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

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

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

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