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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 animals surround Balram as he climbs to the Black Fort in "The Second Night"?

2. Where do Ashok and Pinky Madam go to eat after their fight on her birthday in “The Fourth Night”?

3. Whom does Balram describe having thrown the rich out of his country and freed his people in “The Fourth Morning”?

4. What color is the heavy bag that Balram describes bringing from Delhi to Bangalore in "The First Night"?

5. To what hospital did Balram and his brother take their father as he was dying?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the significance of Balram's encounter with the beggars on the side of the road in "The Fourth Night"?

3. Who does Balram refer to as "the diseased driver" in the narrative? Where does he meet this character?

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

5. Who are the Four Landlords? What conflict does Balram describe involving these characters in "The Fourth Morning"?

6. How does Balram describe the history and evolution of caste system in India in "The Second Night"?

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

8. What does Balram realize during his visit to his family in Laxmangarh in "The Second Night"?

9. How do the events of Pinky Madam's birthday begin in "The Fourth Night"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the murder of Mr. Ashok in the novel. Who kills Mr. Ashok? Why? What objective is achieved through Mr. Ashok's death? Do you think that his murder is justified? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the caste system in India and discuss how this system influences the characters and actions in The White Tiger. How is caste associated with identity and wealth or poverty? How can one move from caste to caste?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the framing device and the narrative style of The White Tiger. Why do you think the author has framed the story in this way? How does this framing device influence the author's use of foreshadowing, flashback, and flash-forward in the story?

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