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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 does the word "brinjal" refer to in “The Sixth Morning”?

2. After how long inside the hotel does Mr. Ashok return to the car with the politicians in “The Sixth Night”?

3. How does Dharam explain the bruises on his face when he meets Mr. Ashok in “The Sixth Night”?

4. How much time is Balram granted with the prostitute at the hotel in “The Sixth Night”?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is significant about the author's imagery of the Rooster Coop in the novel?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the theme of entrepreneurship in The White Tiger. Where is this theme introduced? How is it introduced? How does the author develop this theme through character, action, setting, and symbolism?

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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