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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Parts Three - Four.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old were Thankamma when she and her husband married?
(a) 12.
(b) 11.
(c) 10.
(d) 13.

2. How old is Baby Mol in 1936?
(a) 26.
(b) 25.
(c) 28.
(d) 27.

3. What type of insects swarm the cellar after a syrup-soaked urn is overturned?
(a) Beetles.
(b) Moths.
(c) Flies.
(d) Red ants.

4. How old is JoJo when Ammachi marries his father?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

5. What fruit is readily available in great quantities at Parambil?
(a) Pomegranates.
(b) Jackfruit.
(c) Mangoes.
(d) Bananas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Digby in 1933 at the beginning of Chapter 11?

2. How long was Digby posted at Saint Bart's Hospital in London during his third year of medical school?

3. What does Ammachi's husband give her for her 16th birthday?

4. When was Rune's birthday?

5. If Dr. Ravichandran's mother knew he gave her food to patients in the septic ward, how long would she have to live on barley and ghee?

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