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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 Mariammi in 1959?
(a) 8.
(b) 7.
(c) 6.
(d) 9.

2. In 1976, where does Mariamma plan to go to train as a neurosurgeon?
(a) Chandigarh.
(b) Vellore.
(c) Bengaluru.
(d) Jaipur.

3. What is Elsie sculpting during her second pregnancy?
(a) A woman holding a baby.
(b) A man.
(c) A woman kneeling.
(d) An elephant.

4. What time of day do the police come for Lenin?
(a) 1 p.m.
(b) 10 a.m.
(c) Noon.
(d) 3 p.m.

5. How many weeks did Philipose spend at the logging camp when Joppan, Shamuel, and Unni took him there to get over his opium addiction?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 54, how long has Anna's husband been missing?

2. In Chapter 64, what do Mariamma and her classmates name their corpse?

3. When Elsie comes to see Baby Mol, how long has it been since she left Parambil?

4. How long does it take to reach the train station in Punalur when Philipose hires a tourist taxi to take him and Mariamma there?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens after Brijee Sarkar harasses Mariamma?

3. What addiction does Philipose have after his ankle injuries?

4. How does Mariamma treat Lenin?

5. How do Ammachi and Baby Mol die?

6. How does Lenin's family die?

7. What does Mariamma believe the Condition does other than produce acoustic neuromas?

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

9. How is money raised for a hospital in Parambil?

10. What does Elsie look like when Mariamma first sees her?

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