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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Baby Mol when they nearly lose her to whooping cough?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

2. How old is Philipose when he goes off to study at Madras Christian College?
(a) 20.
(b) 19.
(c) 18.
(d) 17.

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

4. What time of the month does the barber come to Parambil?
(a) 20th.
(b) 1st.
(c) 15th.
(d) End of the month.

5. When do Elsie and Philipose have their first child?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1946.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Rune when he came to India?

2. In 1932, who goes with Philipose when he tries again to swim?

3. What city does Celeste Arnold mention that has ancient temples--some submerged and others strung on the beach?

4. When Lent begins, how long is the fast that leads to Good Friday?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why and how does Digby's mother die?

2. Why does Philipose hesitate to cut down the tree Elsie wants cut down?

3. Who is the Uplift Master, and how does he improve the area?

4. Why does Philipose decide he wants to marry Elsie, Chandy's daughter?

5. What is Muller's Madness, and what plans do Chandy and others have for the property?

6. What happens after Jeb's death?

7. How does Claude midiagnose Lena Mylin's condition?

8. Why does Elsie come to spend time with Digby after Rune performs surgeries on his hands?

9. Who is Georgie and why does he live near Parambil?

10. What does Digby learn about Claude Arnold from Honorine?

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