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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many students are assigned with Mariamma to a body for Professor Krishnamurthy's class?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

2. Who finds Ammachi and Baby Mol when they die?
(a) Joppan.
(b) Philipose.
(c) Caesar.
(d) Anna Chedethi.

3. Where does Mariamma learn that Philipose's former editor wanted him to go to write a story?
(a) Pakistan.
(b) Dubai or Qatar.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Afghanistan.

4. How old is Lenin in 1964?
(a) 15.
(b) 14.
(c) 12.
(d) 13.

5. How many acres is Gwendolyn Gardens?
(a) 900.
(b) 1,100.
(c) 1,800.
(d) 1,400.

6. In Chapter 50, how long has it been since Digby has earned a portion of Muller's estate that he acquired for the consortium?
(a) 14 years.
(b) 11 years.
(c) 13 years.
(d) 12 years.

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

8. Who was the person that Anna heard saved a pulayi from bleeding to death after childbirth by pinching the womb?
(a) A nun.
(b) A midwife.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A widow woman.

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

10. In Chapter 64, what do Mariamma and her classmates name their corpse?
(a) Minerva.
(b) Henrietta.
(c) Gertrude.
(d) Ida.

11. In 1967, how old is Big Ammachi?
(a) 79.
(b) 78.
(c) 80.
(d) 81.

12. At how many feet is Digby's bungalow at Gwendolyn Gardens?
(a) 6,200.
(b) 4,800.
(c) 5,000.
(d) 5,600.

13. When Joppan did not want to manage Parambil, how much land did Philipose offer him?
(a) 15 acres.
(b) 25 acres.
(c) 30 acres.
(d) 20 acres.

14. Where does Mariamma have a white streak in her hair?
(a) On the right side of her face.
(b) On the left side of her face.
(c) To the left of her center part.
(d) To the right of her center part.

15. When was Gosha Hospital established for caste and gosha women?
(a) 1885.
(b) 1899.
(c) 1891.
(d) 1873.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Philipose defaces Elsie's sculpture, what does she use to make another sculpture?

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

3. Who feeds Lenin when his family is sick and dying?

4. When Elsie comes to see Baby Mol, how long has it been since she left Parambil?

5. How long does Honorine spend at Gwendolyn Gardens when she comes to visit?

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