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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Mr. Ashok order Balram to drive after he has gotten money from the banks to hand over to the politicians in “The Sixth Night”?
(a) The Imperial Hotel.
(b) The India Gate.
(c) The Lotus Temple.
(d) The Sheraton Hotel.

2. From whom is the letter that Mukesh Sir delivers to Balram in "The Fifth Night"?
(a) Mr. Ashok.
(b) Kusum.
(c) Ram Persad.
(d) Dharam.

3. How much money has the health minister allocated to malaria eradication, according to Balram's letter in "The Seventh Night"?
(a) 45 million rupees.
(b) 500 million rupees.
(c) 200 million rupees.
(d) 120 million rupees.

4. How much does the diseased driver tell Balram the cheapest prostitute with blonde hair will cost him in “The Sixth Night”?
(a) 3,500 rupees.
(b) 4,000 rupees.
(c) 6,500 rupees.
(d) 2,000 rupees.

5. Until what age does the diseased driver say a driver is good until in “The Sixth Morning”?
(a) 65-70.
(b) 60-65.
(c) 50-55.
(d) 55-60.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does the food cost at the tea shop that Balram orders for Mr. Ashok in “The Sixth Night”?

2. To what hotel does Mr. Ashok have Balram drive him in “The Sixth Night”?

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

4. With his combined real estate holdings and bank holdings, Balram claims that he is now worth how much of the money he stole from Mr. Ashok in "The Seventh Night"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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