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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What malady does Aavudainayaki suffer from in 1934?
(a) Goiter.
(b) Filariasis.
(c) Beriberi.
(d) Tuberculosis.

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

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

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

5. What birthday does Ammachi celebrate after five years at Parambil?
(a) 14th.
(b) 15th.
(c) 17th.
(d) 16th.

6. What day of the week does Digby's mother take him to the Gaiety?
(a) Saturdays.
(b) Fridays.
(c) Sundays.
(d) Mondays.

7. What did the Uplift Master's father do for a living?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Fisherman.
(c) Boatman.
(d) Teacher.

8. What is the name of the young lady who rides the train with Philipose to Cochin?
(a) Louisa.
(b) Elsie.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Rachel.

9. How old is Ammachi when she gets pregnant in 1923?
(a) 35.
(b) 30.
(c) 31.
(d) 36.

10. When Elsie is sick with typhoid, how long does it take for her to rally?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 4 weeks.

11. How old is Philipose when he goes off to study at Madras Christian College?
(a) 17.
(b) 19.
(c) 20.
(d) 18.

12. How old is Ammachi when she marries?
(a) 12.
(b) 18.
(c) 14.
(d) 16.

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

14. In 1903, how long has it been since JoJo's mother died?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 6 years.

15. What prize does Philipose win for his story The Plavu Man?
(a) Second.
(b) Third.
(c) First.
(d) Fourth.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after Philipose saved the boatman's baby, did the baby die from a diarrheal illness?

2. In 1936, how many years has it been since Rune arrived at St. Bridget's?

3. How much older is Joppan, Shamuel's son, than Philipose?

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

5. How old is JoJo when Ammachi marries his father?

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