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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the speaker from who speaks at the Maramon Convention in 1964?
(a) North Carolina.
(b) Texas.
(c) Maryland.
(d) Arkansas.

2. How many days after his surgery is Lenin able to stand and greet Mariamma?
(a) 12.
(b) 18.
(c) 10.
(d) 14.

3. How old was Lenin when his mother sold her jewelry to buy a shack on a small plot?
(a) 4 or 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 7.
(d) 3 or 4.

4. When Mariamma sees Lenin at Saint Bridget's, how long has it been since they have seen one another?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 6 years.

5. How long after Elsie disappears does Shamuel find a bar of soap along with Elsie's thorthu, blouse, mundu, and slippers?
(a) 18 hours.
(b) 24 hours.
(c) 36 hours.
(d) 10 hours.

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

7. When Digby treats Lizzi, how many more weeks does she believe she has in her pregnancy?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

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

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

10. What is the first surgery Mariamma does before she is ready?
(a) Appendectomy.
(b) Abdominal.
(c) Gall bladder.
(d) Caesarean section.

11. How many men are waiting outside the opium shop when Philipose arrives in Chapter 53?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

12. What is Dr. Ramasamy's field of study?
(a) Pathology.
(b) Genetics and genomics.
(c) Toxicology.
(d) Dermatology.

13. How long does Philipose have to wear a sling after he takes a mallet to Elsie's sculpture?
(a) 6 weeks.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 8 weeks.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Gosha Hospital established for caste and gosha women?

2. In Chapter 52, when were the legendary floods all over Travancore, but that missed Parambil?

3. At how many feet is Digby's bungalow at Gwendolyn Gardens?

4. When was the first Maramon Convention?

5. How many species of roses can Elsie name simply by their perfume?

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