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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After a year of studying the body, how many essay questions will Mariamma have in order to pass the class?
(a) 8.
(b) 12.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

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

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

4. How much older is Digby than Elsie?
(a) 17 years.
(b) 16 years.
(c) 18 years.
(d) 20 years.

5. In Chapter 59, who does Mariamma dream about?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Shamuel.
(c) Joppan.
(d) Podi.

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

7. What is the verse the speaker at the Maramon Convention gives before the people start giving?
(a) Luke 6:38.
(b) John 3:16.
(c) Mark 6:3.
(d) Matthew 5:11.

8. When was the first Maramon Convention?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1895.
(d) 1922.

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

10. What is the name of the surgeon in Vellore who understood like Rune that fingers of those who have leprosy are damaged by trauma, not leprosy?
(a) Paul Brand.
(b) Robert Chelsea.
(c) Martin Davidson.
(d) William Peters.

11. Where does Elsie build another sculpture after Philipose defaces the one she was making of stone?
(a) By the river.
(b) Old bathing spot.
(c) In an outbuilding.
(d) On Shamuel's land.

12. How many sheds are full of the art that Elsie has created?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

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

14. Besides Mariamma, how many students compete for the prize exam in 1969?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

15. How many notebooks does Mariamma have that her father wrote in?
(a) About 300.
(b) Nearly 200.
(c) 230.
(d) 175.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mariamma sees Lenin at Saint Bridget's, how long has it been since they have seen one another?

2. How old was Lenin when he was sent to a strict religious boarding school?

3. How long after Ninan's death does Chandy die?

4. How does Philipose die?

5. Where do Lenin and Mariamma stay at Mahabalipuram?

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