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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does it take to reach the train station in Punalur when Philipose hires a tourist taxi to take him and Mariamma there?
(a) 3 hours.
(b) 2 1/2 hours.
(c) 1 1/2 hours.
(d) 3 1/2 hours.

2. At Chandy's funeral, how long does Big Ammachi sit holding Elsie's hand?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 1 hour.

3. What has Philipose become addicted to after Ninan's death?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) Opium.
(d) Snuff.

4. How old is Lenin when he is sent to live at Parambil?
(a) 10.
(b) 11.
(c) 12.
(d) 9.

5. Where was Lenin hiding when Arikkad was betrayed and arrested by constables?
(a) Tree.
(b) Shack.
(c) Hollow log.
(d) Cave.

6. What disease does Dr. Ramasamy ask Mariamma to research with her?
(a) Hansen's.
(b) Smallpox.
(c) Schistosomiasis.
(d) Chickenpox.

7. In 1951, how long after the monsoon stops does it take for the newspaper to resume delivery?
(a) 11 days.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 5 days.

8. How long after Elsie gives birth to Mariamma is she able to sit up without feeling dizzy?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 5 days.
(d) A week.

9. What is Elsie sculpting during her second pregnancy?
(a) A woman holding a baby.
(b) A man.
(c) An elephant.
(d) A woman kneeling.

10. When Mariamma is assigned to Gosha Hospital, how long does it take her to get her required normal deliveries?
(a) 8 days.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 4 months.
(d) 2 months.

11. In Chapter 66, where does Lenin plan to go next?
(a) Vizag.
(b) Madurai.
(c) Bengaluru.
(d) Amaravati.

12. How many weeks did Philipose spend at the logging camp when Joppan, Shamuel, and Unni took him there to get over his opium addiction?
(a) 7.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

13. What is the name of the watchman at the Mar Thomas Medical Mission Hospital?
(a) Vihaan.
(b) Raghavan.
(c) Akshay.
(d) Ganesha.

14. Who feeds Lenin when his family is sick and dying?
(a) A pulayi woman.
(b) A Christian family.
(c) An estate master.
(d) A nun.

15. How long after Elsie leaves Digby, does he get a letter from her?
(a) 7 months and 22 days.
(b) 10 months and 3 weeks.
(c) 9 months and 2 weeks.
(d) 8 months and 3 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the person that Anna heard saved a pulayi from bleeding to death after childbirth by pinching the womb?

2. In 1971, where does Lenin have a scar?

3. Where does Elsie build another sculpture after Philipose defaces the one she was making of stone?

4. In Chapter 59, who does Mariamma dream about?

5. How many students are assigned with Mariamma to a body for Professor Krishnamurthy's class?

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