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Questions
Questions
According to the confession, who was driving the car when the child was hit?
The document states that Balram was driving alone and is 100% responsible for the death.
What invisible system, which traps India’s underclass, is physically represented by the tiger's tiny cage?
The Rooster Coop.
Whose signature or thumbprint is already on the confession to pressure Balram into signing?
His grandmother's thumbprint is already on the paper to show that his family back home agrees with the deal.
After leaving the zoo and returning to Mr. Ashok's car, what role does Balram silently resume?
The eavesdropper.
Why does Balram believe the Indian "democracy" is a joke for people in his position?
He believes it is a "rigged system" where the rich commit crimes while the poor are forced to serve jail time for them.
What illegal activity are Mr. Ashok and the Mongoose doing in Delhi that causes Ashok so much moral distress?
Bribing government ministers.
How does the threat of violence against a servant's family back in the village act as the "lock" on the Rooster Coop?
The masters maintain control because the servant knows that if they rebel, their parents and relatives will be murdered in revenge
When dismissing his brother's American morals, the Mongoose states that things are "complicated" in what country?
India
In the Rooster Coop metaphor, what prevents the servants from stealing the millions of rupees or diamonds they carry for their masters? And what is the exact quote he uses?
They are in a state of "perpetual servitude," meaning they are mentally conditioned to be submissive and cannot imagine escaping.
How does the global capitalist system allow the West to keep a clean conscience and the illusion of ethical superiority?
By outsourcing its "dirty work" (like resource extraction and cheap labor) to developing nations.