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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 Chapter 54, how long has Anna's husband been missing?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 1 1/2 years.
(d) 2 years.

2. What date does Digby meet Elsie and take her back from Parambil?
(a) March 9.
(b) March 6.
(c) March 8.
(d) March 7.

3. Where does Mariamma learn that Philipose's former editor wanted him to go to write a story?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Afghanistan.
(c) Dubai or Qatar.
(d) Pakistan.

4. In 1967, how old is Big Ammachi?
(a) 79.
(b) 78.
(c) 80.
(d) 81.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who finds Ammachi and Baby Mol when they die?

2. How old is Digby when he tells Lena that he loves Elsie but does not expect it to lead to anything?

3. How long does Philipose have to wear a sling after he takes a mallet to Elsie's sculpture?

4. How many days after his surgery is Lenin able to stand and greet Mariamma?

5. What is Joppan's child's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after Brijee Sarkar harasses Mariamma?

2. What causes Mariamma to consider becoming a doctor?

3. Where does Lenin go after his family dies, and why is he sent to Parambil?

4. How does Joppan lose his barge business?

5. What is Digby's only regret about managing Gwendolyn Gardens?

6. What trouble does Elsie have during Mariamma's birth?

7. In 1959, what schedule does Philipose keep?

8. How does Lenin's family die?

9. In Mariamma's anatomy class, who is the teacher?

10. What is the exam like after Mariamma spends over a year of studying the body?

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