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

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

3. Until what age does the diseased driver say a driver is good until in “The Sixth Morning”?

4. How much money does Mr. Ashok withdraw from the banks to hand over to the politicians in “The Sixth Night”?

5. From whom is the letter that Mukesh Sir delivers to Balram in "The Fifth Night"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the letter symbolize that Balram writes home in the end of "The Sixth Night"?

2. How does Pinky Madam's departure influence the plot of the story?

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

4. What is signified by the envelope left to Balram by Pinky Madam?

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

6. Why is the hit-and-run that Balram describes in "The Seventh Night" significant?

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

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

9. What are examples of foreshadowing seen in "The Fifth Night"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the two sides of a servant's heart that Balram describes in the narrative. What actions of Balram's depict each of these values? How do Balram's views on this matter evolve in the course of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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