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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. In 1903, how long has it been since JoJo's mother died?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 6 years.

2. How does JoJo die?
(a) Is bitten by a snake.
(b) Drowns.
(c) Gets malaria.
(d) Falls from a tree.

3. How old was Philipose's father when he died?
(a) 64.
(b) 67.
(c) 65.
(d) 66.

4. When Elsie is sick with typhoid, how long does it take for her to rally?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 4 weeks.
(d) 3 weeks.

5. What fort was built in Madras in the 1600s?
(a) Chittorgarh Fort.
(b) Gwalior Fort.
(c) Red Fort.
(d) Fort Saint George.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were Digby's grandparents from?

2. What fruit is readily available in great quantities at Parambil?

3. When is Ammachi's first child, a daughter, born?

4. What book does Koshy assign Philipose to read in English in 1933?

5. The first time Ammachi takes her husband a lunch in the field, ow tall is the grass on the footpath?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what does Ammachi's husband do when he sees a young man knock over a burden stone?

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

3. How does Philipose begin reading Moby Dick?

4. Why did Digby decide to go to India?

5. What does Big Ammachi learn about her mother and daughter when she goes to see Dr. Rune Orqvist?

6. What is Mahabalipuram?

7. What happens after Jeb's death?

8. When does Ammachi's mother come to live at Parambil, and why does she come?

9. How does Philpose save a baby?

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

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