WorksheetsThe White Tiger Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The novel is a _____________ on the inequalities that exist in India despite the good image it tries to present the world.
Anthropologic theory
Social commentary
Religious sermon
Marxist Commentary
The underbelly of India is highlight by Adiga in his novel by focusing on ______________.
Corruption and poverty
Politics and city life
Wealth and village life
Business and religion
Balram justifies the murder of Ashok as ____________.
An accident
Racially motivated
Class warfare
An act of God
The novel characterizes the wealthy, like the Mongoose and the Stork, as ___________________.
Rich but caring towards their servants
Happy and sensitive towards their servants
Unaware and remote of their servants
Insensitive and cruel to their servants
Balram characterizes himself as ______________.
A half-baked Indian, entrepreneur, and opportunist
A socialist, entrepreneur, and a sweet-seller
A driver, entrepreneur, and a philosopher
A murderer, intellectual, and a entrepreneur
The novel does not illustrate which dichotomy?
Modern vs. Tradition
Capitalism vs. Communism
Wealth vs. Poverty
Light vs. Darkness
Ashok is best characterized as being ___________.
Trusting and disillusioned
Trendy and independent
Soft and caring
Cruel and strong willed
Adiga uses which techniques to great literary effect in his novel?
Hindu proverbs and poetry
Sarcasm and humour
Cultural norms and imagery
Characterization and allusion
Balram's intention for writing letters to Mr. Jiabao, the Chinese Premier, was to ____________.
Confess his murder of Ashok
Reveal his true identity
Correct the misinformation about India
Welcome him to the great country of India
The white tiger symbolizes ____________.
Independence and fighting for one's advancement
India and self-realization
Community and fighting for one's rights as a human
Self-sacrifice and the beauty of nature
The black fort symbolizes _________________.
Beauty and the past British colony power
Rejection of Balram's current life
Determination to accept his station in life
Destiny to rise above his station in life
The Rooster Coop is a metaphor for ______________.
The defeat of the rich and powerful by the servants that have escaped the cage
The ability to advance in life and supporting one another
The culture of abuse and corruption in the political system
The oppression of the poor by the rich who are unable to escape
Which of the following is not a quote for the theme of the self-made man?
"I'm a man of action and change"
"I am in the Light now, but I was born and raised in Darkness"
"Entrepreneurs are made from half-baked clay"
"When you have heard the story of how I got to Bangalore and became one of its most successful (though probably least knows) businessmen"
Which of the following is not a quote for the theme of education?
"I haven't read many books, but I've read all the ones that count"
"He can read and write, but he doesn't get what he's read"
"To break the law of his land--to turn bad news into good news--is the entrepreneur's perorgative"
"Me, and thousands of others in this country like me, are half-baked, because we were never allowed to complete our schooling"
Which of the following is not a quote for the theme of corruption?
"I was destined not to stay a slave"
"There's good money in public service"
"The Great Socialist himself is said to have embezzled on billion rupees from the Darkness"
"We've just paid half a million rupees in a bribe, Mukesh, and now we're screwing this man over a single rupee"
Which of the following is not a quote for the theme of family?
"She was the dictator of our house"
"Understand, now, how hard it is for a man to win his freedom in India"
"I went to a temple and performed last rites there for all of them"
"Couldn't you have spared my mother?"
Which of the following is not a quote for the theme of family?
"The devil was once God's sidekick until he went freelance"
"It is an ancient and venerated custom of people in my country to start by praying to a Higher Power"
"It's true that all these gods seem to do awfully little work--much like our politicians--yet keep winning re-election to their golden thrones in heaven, year after year"
"Life has become hell here. But we're so happy you're out of this mess--you've got a uniform and a good master"
Which of the following is not a quote about the theme of self-interest?
"He'll never suspect that I'm planning anything"
"I was looking for the key for years. But the door was always open"
"I have woken up while the rest of you are still sleeping"
"murder--which is a wrong thing to do, no question about it. It has darkened my sou"
Adiga's ability to engage the reader is because of __________.
The setting of the novel juxtaposes the lifestyles of the rich and the poor of India.
The authentic character development of a complex character who speaks to the reader directly but on his own terms.
The difficult themes of the novel are distinct and deserve the reader's attention.
The fact that even though this is fiction, the details are real and factual.
To Balram, living in the Light means ______________.
To live like a landlord
To live like a human
To live like a half-baked Indian
To live like his father
