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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 Balram describe dressing as to serve Ashok and Pinky Madam dinner in on her birthday in “The Fourth Night”?

2. What is stated in the statement that Balram is ordered to sign in “The Fourth Night”?

3. Where do Balram, Kishan, and Dilip find work when they first arrive in Dhanbad?

4. What brand of whiskey do Balram and Ram Persad purchase for the Stork's family weekly?

5. What skin disease does Balram describe a fellow driver suffering from in “The Fourth Night”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What essential exposition is introduced by the author in "The First Night"?

2. Who are the Four Landlords? What conflict does Balram describe involving these characters in "The Fourth Morning"?

3. How would you describe Balram's impressions of politics in India in "The Fourth Morning"?

4. What motifs are introduced by the author in "The First Night"?

5. Who is Ram Persad and what relationship does Balram form when him when they first meet?

6. What internal conflicts does Balram face in the end of "The Fourth Night"?

7. How do the events of Pinky Madam's birthday begin in "The Fourth Night"?

8. What does Mukesh Sir present to Balram when he arrives at the home of Mr. Ashok in "The Fourth Night"?

9. What is significant about the reference to the Gandhi statue in "The Fourth Night"?

10. What occurs as Pinky Madam drives the car home on her birthday in "The Fourth 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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the two hit-and-run occurrences that happen in the text. What are the repercussions and outcomes in each of these events? What do the events themselves symbolize? What themes are illustrated through these events?

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