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The God of Small Things | Quiz

Arundhati Roy
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The God of Small Things | Quiz

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1)

Baby Kochamma tells Rahel and Estha as they wait for the plane to arrive that they are what? (from Chapter 6, Cochin Kangaroos)

The Welcoming Committee.
Good boys and girls.
Naughty children.
Ambassadors of India.
2)

When does Ammu tell Estha she will see him again as he sits on the train? (from Chapter 20, The Madras Mail)

Month after next.
As soon as she gets a job.
As soon as he finishes school.
In June.
3)

When they are children, what does Rahel steal from Baby Kochamma after Estha leaves? (from Chapter 7, Wisdom Exercise Notebooks)

Her rosary.
Cigarettes.
Her diary.
Money.
4)

What does Ammu tell Estha and Rahel she will do to them if they ever embarrass her in public again like they did at the airport? (from Chapter 6, Cochin Kangaroos)

Lock them in a closet.
Beat them.
Starve them.
Send them away.
5)

Rahel never writes letters to Estha when they are apart because she says you can't write letters to ____________. (from Chapter 7, Wisdom Exercise Notebooks)

A dead person.
A memory.
A part of yourself.
A ghost.
6)

What do the children do with Velutha while they play on the day Sophie dies? (from Chapter 9, Mrs. Pillai, Mrs. Eapen, Mrs. Rajagopalan)

Put make-up on him.
Paint his nails.
Play hide-and-seek.
Color pictures.
7)

What does Ammu tell Estha he has to be sure to hold onto during their last conversation? (from Chapter 20, The Madras Mail)

Her love.
His father's hand.
Her promises.
His train ticket.
8)

What kind of tree do Velutha and Ammu lie under? (from Chapter 21, The Cost of Living)

Banana.
Banyon.
Mangosteen.
Bamboo.
9)

As Rahel contemplates what to do with the rest of her life, she wishes she and Estha could go live in Baby Kochamma's _______________. (from Chapter 8, Welcome Home Our Sophie Mol)

Backyard.
Closet.
Car.
Satellite dish.
10)

What event does Estha write about in his Wisdom Exercise Notebook? (from Chapter 7, Wisdom Exercise Notebooks)

His birthday.
Sophie's birthday.
Ammu's birthday.
Rahel's birthday.
11)

What does Chacko go to Comrade Pillai's house to discuss? (from Chapter 14, Work Is Struggle)

Factory business.
Margaret.
Politics.
Velutha.
12)

What does Sophie Mol tell Estha and Rahel she is doing when they find her crying in the garden? (from Chapter 9, Mrs. Pillai, Mrs. Eapen, Mrs. Rajagopalan)

Being Lonely.
Catching spiders.
Meditating.
Spying on Baby Kochamma.
13)

Ammu says her phlegm is like what? (from Chapter 7, Wisdom Exercise Notebooks)

A baby.
Fruit.
Poison.
Evil.
14)

Who comes to the veranda of the History House, waking the twins? (from Chapter 17, Cochin Harbor Terminus)

Kottayam Police.
Baby Ayemenem.
Ammu.
Cochin Guard.
15)

What does Margaret Kochamma say over and over again? (from Chapter 6, Cochin Kangaroos)

Righto.
Jolly well.
Bloody well.
Oh dear.
16)

What does Chacko love most about Margaret? (from Chapter 13, The Pessimist and the Optimist)

Her self-sufficiency.
Her sense of humor.
Her money.
Her smile.
17)

What is the name of the river that plays such an integral part in the novel? (from Chapter 17, Cochin Harbor Terminus)

Meenachal River.
Kerala River.
Ayemenem River.
Heart of Darkness.
18)

Ammu worries about ____________, which is supposed to run in the family. (from Chapter 11, The God of Small Things)

Heart disease.
Asthma.
Madness.
Cancer.
19)

Where does Baby Kochamma tell the twins they will have to go along with Ammu when she is threatening them at the police station? (from Chapter 19, Saving Ammu)

Vacation.
Jail.
Home.
Canada.
20)

What does Velutha think when he sees Ammu sitting by the river waiting for him? (from Chapter 21, The Cost of Living)

He has tricked her.
It is a trap.
He wants her to go away.
He should hide in the bushes.
21)

Rahel describes Sophie Mol as being ___________. (from Chapter 8, Welcome Home Our Sophie Mol)

One Loved a Little Less.
Mud-colored.
Boring.
Beach-colored.
22)

Who is the only relative to attend Chacko's and Margaret's wedding? (from Chapter 12, Kochu Thomban)

Margaret's mother.
Ammu.
Sophie.
Mammachi.
23)

What does Sohpie Mol tell Chacko about being her father? (from Chapter 9, Mrs. Pillai, Mrs. Eapen, Mrs. Rajagopalan)

She wants him to come to England.
She wants to stay in Ayemenem.
She loves Joe more.
She loves Joe less.
24)

What is the name of Comrade Pillai's wife? (from Chapter 13, The Pessimist and the Optimist)

Margaret.
Olassa.
Kalyani.
Karen.
25)

Where does Rahel hide while Sophie and Margaret are being introduced to the family? (from Chapter 6, Cochin Kangaroos)

Wrapped in the airport curtains.
Beside a cement kangaroo.
Behind her mother's sari.
Inside a stall in the bathroom.
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