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Techniques in 'The White Tiger'

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the Fourth Night, Pinky Madame runs over a child with the car and Balram is forced to sign a confession saying he did it. In the Seventh Night, Asif runs over a child with the taxi car and Balram takes responsibility of the death. This is an example of...

a)

Dramatic Irony

b)

Juxtaposition

c)

Allusion

d)

Metaphor

2.

The White Tiger symbolizes...

a)

Oppression of the poor

b)

corruption in India

c)

Uniqueness and power

d)

Wealth and Freedom

3.

The Rooster Coop symbolizes....

a)

Uniqueness and power

b)

Oppression of the poor

c)

Wealth and Freedom

d)

Corruption in India

4.

The chandeliers symbolize...

a)

Wealth and Freedom

b)

Uniqueness and power

c)

Corruption in India

d)

Oppression of the poor

5.

"An India of Light, and an India of Darkness" (14) is an example of....

a)

Simile

b)

Dichotomy

c)

Catharsis

d)

Mood

6.

In the First Night, what technique does Adiga use to quickly give background information about Balram?

a)

He uses the police poster to convey basic details

b)

He uses The Chinese Premier response to the letter

c)

He uses the repetition of animal imagery

d)

He uses a sarcastic and self deprecating tone

7.

"the city knew this...[and] she was bitter" (220) is an example of...

a)

Simile

b)

Style

c)

Monologue

d)

Personification

8.

"My whole life, I have been treated like a donkey. All i want is that one of mine...should live like a man" (30) is an example of

a)

Simile

b)

Juxtaposition

c)

Motif

d)

Dramatic Irony

9.

"the cages had been let open; and the animals had attacked and ripped each other apart and jungle law replaced zoo law" (63) is an example of...

a)

Animal imagery

b)

Connotation

c)

Sarcasm

d)

Dichotomy

10.

Balram saying that he is "India's most faithful voter" even though he has never been inside a voting booth is an example of...

a)

Irony

b)

Subplot

c)

Tragedy

d)

Metaphor

11.

In his first letter to the Chinese Premier, Balram states that he is "a man of action and change" which is an example of...

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Foreshadowing

c)

Sarcasm

d)

Flashback

12.

"Stories of rottennes and corruption are always the best stories, arent they?" (50) is an example of...

a)

Dichotomy

b)

Sarcasm

c)

Imagery

d)

Cliche

13.

The narrative structure of the novel is...

a)

Epistolary (letters)

b)

Non-linear timeline

c)

Circular narrative

d)

Chronological

14.

Which of the following is NOT a dichotomy in the text?

a)

Morality vs Immorality

b)

Power vs Oppression

c)

Masculinity vs Femininity

d)

Wealth vs Poverty

15.

Check all the genres that apply to 'The White Tiger'

a)

Thriller

b)

Literary Fiction

c)

Bildungsroman

d)

Autobiography

16.

Adiga uses irony in Blaram's statement that 'we all live in the world's greatest democracy here' (p.169) to emphasize the importance of themes and ideas, such as...

a)

his theme of corruption by showing how tragic the state of class-driven India can be.

b)

his theme of power by showing how important it is to be unique and intelligent.

c)

his theme of education by showing how important it is to be aware of the state of the world.

d)

his theme of family by showing tragic the inequality the majority of families in the Darkness face.

17.

Adiga purposefully uses ________ when creating Balram, so that the audience is not able to define him as being either wholly good or wholly evil.

a)

allusion

b)

simile

c)

ambiguity

d)

soliloquy

18.

In The First Night, Balram reference the famous poet Iqbal when he quotes "they remain slaves because they can't see what is beautiful in this world' (40). This is an example of...

a)

Metaphor

b)

Mood

c)

Allusion

d)

Flashback

19.

When Balram faints after seeing the white tiger in the zoo and hours later, slits Mr. Ashok on the side of the road, is the _______ of the narrative.

a)

Rising Action

b)

Catharsis

c)

Climax

d)

Denouement

20.

Adiga writes Mr. Ashok to be the opposite to the protagonist, Balram, in order to emphasize the traits of the main character by contrast. This makes Ashok a _________ character

a)

Foil

b)

Tragic

c)

Central

d)

Unnecessary