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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. Where does Balram take Dharam on Sunday in “The Sixth Night”?

2. What is the name of the former lover that Mr. Ashok has brought home with him in “The Sixth Morning”?

3. What is the mall that Mr. Ashok has Belram drive him to in the beginning of “The Sixth Morning”?

4. What musician does Mr. Ashok order Balram to play as he rides to the hotel to meet the politicians in “The Sixth Night”?

5. Who is the letter from that Dharam delivers to Balram in “The Sixth Night”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the rupees that Mr. Ashok gives to Balram in "The Sixth Night"?

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

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

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

5. What does Balram remark about the potential for civil war in India in the conclusion of "The Sixth Morning"?

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

7. How are the themes of servitude and entrepreneurship illustrated in "The Seventh Night"?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character of the diseased driver. What condition does he suffer from? What does this character symbolize in the story? How does this character influence the protagonist?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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