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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. When does Rune become a regular dinner guest of the Chandys?
(a) Mondays.
(b) Sundays.
(c) Wednesdays.
(d) Saturdays.

2. How long after JoJo's death does Ammachi get pregnant and miscarry?
(a) 18 months.
(b) 17 months.
(c) 15 months.
(d) 14 months.

3. After the house was built at Parambil, how many acre plots did Ammanchi's husband give to some of his relatives?
(a) 1 and 2 acre.
(b) 3 acre.
(c) 3 and 4 acre.
(d) 5 acre.

4. How many does after the fires does Digby takes off his bandages and examine his wounds?
(a) 6.
(b) 7.
(c) 8.
(d) 5.

5. How often has Celeste Arnold been to England?
(a) 3 times.
(b) Once.
(c) 4 times.
(d) Twice.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old were Thankamma when she and her husband married?

2. Which of the 12 disciples is said to have landed on the spice coast?

3. When was Rune's birthday?

4. What fort was built in Madras in the 1600s?

5. On the train Philipose takes back to Cochin, how many passengers are there to a cubicle?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Philipose begin reading Moby Dick?

3. How does Philpose save a baby?

4. What does Rune do after attending an ashram?

5. How does Ninan die?

6. Why does Philipose have to leave college, and how does he feel about leaving?

7. Why does Elsie agree to marry Philipose?

8. How does JoJo die?

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

10. How does Rune become friends with the Chandys?

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