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WorksheetsTechniques in 'The White Tiger'
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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...
Dramatic Irony
Juxtaposition
Allusion
Metaphor
The White Tiger symbolizes...
Oppression of the poor
corruption in India
Uniqueness and power
Wealth and Freedom
The Rooster Coop symbolizes....
Uniqueness and power
Oppression of the poor
Wealth and Freedom
Corruption in India
The chandeliers symbolize...
Wealth and Freedom
Uniqueness and power
Corruption in India
Oppression of the poor
"An India of Light, and an India of Darkness" (14) is an example of....
Simile
Dichotomy
Catharsis
Mood
In the First Night, what technique does Adiga use to quickly give background information about Balram?
He uses the police poster to convey basic details
He uses The Chinese Premier response to the letter
He uses the repetition of animal imagery
He uses a sarcastic and self deprecating tone
"the city knew this...[and] she was bitter" (220) is an example of...
Simile
Style
Monologue
Personification
"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
Simile
Juxtaposition
Motif
Dramatic Irony
"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...
Animal imagery
Connotation
Sarcasm
Dichotomy
Balram saying that he is "India's most faithful voter" even though he has never been inside a voting booth is an example of...
Irony
Subplot
Tragedy
Metaphor
In his first letter to the Chinese Premier, Balram states that he is "a man of action and change" which is an example of...
Hyperbole
Foreshadowing
Sarcasm
Flashback
"Stories of rottennes and corruption are always the best stories, arent they?" (50) is an example of...
Dichotomy
Sarcasm
Imagery
Cliche
The narrative structure of the novel is...
Epistolary (letters)
Non-linear timeline
Circular narrative
Chronological
Which of the following is NOT a dichotomy in the text?
Morality vs Immorality
Power vs Oppression
Masculinity vs Femininity
Wealth vs Poverty
Check all the genres that apply to 'The White Tiger'
Thriller
Literary Fiction
Bildungsroman
Autobiography
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...
his theme of corruption by showing how tragic the state of class-driven India can be.
his theme of power by showing how important it is to be unique and intelligent.
his theme of education by showing how important it is to be aware of the state of the world.
his theme of family by showing tragic the inequality the majority of families in the Darkness face.
Adiga purposefully uses ________ when creating Balram, so that the audience is not able to define him as being either wholly good or wholly evil.
allusion
simile
ambiguity
soliloquy
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...
Metaphor
Mood
Allusion
Flashback
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.
Rising Action
Catharsis
Climax
Denouement
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
Foil
Tragic
Central
Unnecessary
