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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 are the terrorists from on the poster that Balram's has been stapled over in "The Seventh Night"?

2. How long does it take Balram to reach the railway station after killing Mr. Ashok?

3. Where does the minister's assistant describe being when he saw a judge get beaten in “The Sixth Morning”?

4. For whom does Mukesh Sir say the money in the red bag is for when he gives it to Mr. Ashok in “The Sixth Night”?

5. Balram writes in “The Fifth Night,” "The greatest thing to come out of this country in the ten thousand years of its history is" what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes the conflict to erupt when Balram is with the prostitute in "The Sixth Night"?

2. What is noteworthy about Balram's reference to an accident in the opening of "The Sixth Morning"?

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

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

5. What symbolism can be seen in the train station in the end of "The Sixth Night"?

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

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

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

9. What does Mr. Ashok reveal to Balram when he returns home after seeing the prostitute in "The Sixth Night"?

10. What symbolism and imagery can be seen in "The Fifth Night"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss some of the historical, religious, and literary allusions from the novel. Who are the poets that Balram describes as India's finest? Why? What works of theirs does he cite? How do these allusions relate thematically to The White Tiger?

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 theme of identity in the novel. How is this theme developed through character? What is significant about the different names that Balram has in his life and how to they relate to this theme? What is Balram's identity at the end of the story?

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