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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Philipose have to wait for a train home after he has to leave the college?
(a) A little over a week.
(b) 5 days.
(c) A month.
(d) 8 days.

2. What handicap does Philipose have that might make it necessary for him to leave college?
(a) Nearsightedness.
(b) Missing finger.
(c) Limp.
(d) Deafness.

3. How was Kora's father related to Philipose's father?
(a) Second cousin.
(b) Nephew.
(c) Third cousin.
(d) Uncle.

4. How long was Digby posted at Saint Bart's Hospital in London during his third year of medical school?
(a) 1 1/2 years.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 3 months.

5. How many acres is Parambil?
(a) 650.
(b) About 400.
(c) Over 500.
(d) 250.

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

7. How old is Philipose when Ammachi takes him to Parumala Church by boat in 1926?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

8. In 1933, how does Digby get to work when he is working at a hospital in India?
(a) Rickshaw.
(b) Walks.
(c) Taxi.
(d) Bicycle.

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

10. What is the name of Celeste Arnold's ayah?
(a) Aisha.
(b) Maryam.
(c) Janaki.
(d) Fatima.

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

12. How does JoJo die?
(a) Falls from a tree.
(b) Gets malaria.
(c) Drowns.
(d) Is bitten by a snake.

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

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

15. What fort was built in Madras in the 1600s?
(a) Gwalior Fort.
(b) Chittorgarh Fort.
(c) Red Fort.
(d) Fort Saint George.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year is it when Ammachi is 19?

2. What do Celeste Arnold and Digby drink when she comes to tell him goodbye?

3. What is the name of the young lady who rides the train with Philipose to Cochin?

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

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

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