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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What hospital is Digby taken to when he arrives in India in 1933?
(a) Wockhardt.
(b) Medanta.
(c) Longmere.
(d) Apollo.

2. How does Rune die?
(a) Stroke.
(b) Leprosy.
(c) Heart attack.
(d) Penumonia.

3. How old is Baby Mol when they nearly lose her to whooping cough?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

4. How old was Rune when he came to India?
(a) Late 30s.
(b) 35.
(c) 41.
(d) Late 20s.

5. How long after Philipose saved the boatman's baby, did the baby die from a diarrheal illness?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 1 1/2 years.
(d) 9 months.

6. What city does Celeste Arnold mention that has ancient temples--some submerged and others strung on the beach?
(a) Rameswaram.
(b) Coimbatore.
(c) Mahabalipuram.
(d) Udhagamandalam.

7. Where was Claude Arnold born?
(a) France.
(b) India.
(c) England.
(d) Madagascar.

8. When do Elsie and Philipose have their first child?
(a) 1948.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1946.
(d) 1949.

9. How old is Philipose when he marries Elsie?
(a) 22.
(b) 20.
(c) 19.
(d) 21.

10. How many days does Nehru stay in prison before he is released?
(a) 761.
(b) 1,012.
(c) 849.
(d) 963.

11. What year does Ammachi marry?
(a) 1897.
(b) 1900.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1904.

12. How old is Baby Mol in 1949?
(a) 39.
(b) 38.
(c) 41.
(d) 40.

13. After Ninan is born, how long does Elsie sequester herself from visitors?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 4 months.

14. In 1945, how many years of war have there been?
(a) 4.
(b) 7.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

15. What sport did Jeb Pellingham play?
(a) Hockey.
(b) Football.
(c) Cricket.
(d) Polo.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after JoJo's death does Ammachi get pregnant and miscarry?

2. When Elsie is sick with typhoid, how long does it take for her to rally?

3. What is the name of Celeste Arnold's ayah?

4. What god does Dr. Ravichandran believe is the supreme god in the pantheon?

5. On theater days, how many peptic ulcer surgeries can Digby perform before he gets to anything else?

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