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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Premier to whom the letter is addressed in "The First Night"?

2. What color headbands are the protesters in the second truck wearing in "The Second Night"?

3. How long has it been since Balram has seen Kishan when he visits his hometown in "The Second Night"?

4. What skin disease does Balram describe a fellow driver suffering from in “The Fourth Night”?

5. What is the name of the political party the four landlords have formed in “The Fourth Morning”?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you describe Balram's impressions of politics in India in "The Fourth Morning"?

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

3. What is significant about Balram's poetic allusions in "The Second Night"?

4. What is the significance of the last line in Balram's letter in "The First Night"?

5. What internal conflicts does Balram face in the end of "The Fourth Night"?

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

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

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

9. What occurs as Pinky Madam drives the car home on her birthday in "The Fourth Night"?

10. What traits or attributes of Balram's character are revealed in "The Second Night"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of politics in the novel. How are the politicians in the story depicted? What do you think the author is saying about politics in India through the novel? What relationship do the characters in the story have to politics?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of family in the novel. How is this theme demonstrated through Balram's family? How is it illustrated through the family of the Stork? What do you think the author's statement is regarding family in the story?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the plot structure of The White Tiger. Where in the narrative does the exposition transition to rising action? Where does the climax occur? What is revealed in the falling action and denouement?

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