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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 actress is the Russian prostitute said to look like in “The Sixth Morning”?

2. Who is Dharam's mother?

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

4. How much money does Balram offer to the police inspector when he first meets him in "The Seventh Night"?

5. Where does Vijay say one in every three new office buildings in India are being built in “The Sixth Night”?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the theme of darkness and light illustrated in "The Seventh Night"?

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

4. What does Balram remark about Dharam in "The Seventh Night"? What does this indicate?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of freedom versus servitude in the novel. How is this theme developed through symbolism and imagery? How is it developed through character? How does the author use setting to support this theme?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the events surrounding the two blonde prostitutes in the story. What do these women symbolize to the main characters? Why does Balram become enraged when he visits the prostitute? How does this encounter influence his later actions?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the symbolic and metaphorical significance of the Black Fort in the story. What does this setting represent to Balram? What literary allusion is tied to this imagery?

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