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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Thankamma say she will stay after Ammachi marries to show her how to run the household?

2. A month after Philipose leavest for college, how many bombs are dropped on Madras?

3. In Chapter 5, how often does Ammachi get money from the strongbox?

4. What time of the month does the barber come to Parambil?

5. What type of wine is made at St. Bridget's?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rune do after attending an ashram?

2. Why does Elsie agree to marry Philipose?

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

4. Why does Ammachi's groom walk away when he sees her at their wedding, and why does he return?

5. How does Digby finally get the surgical education he desires?

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

7. Why did Digby decide to go to India?

8. What does Philipose do when there is a famine?

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

10. How does Ninan die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A marriage is arranged for Big Ammachi when she is 12. How and why did Big Ammachi’s view of her marriage change over time?

Essay Topic 2

Novels can be structured and divided in different ways. How does the structure of a novel provide clarity and flow to a story? What are chapter titles? What are some purposes of chapter titles? How does Verghese use chapter titles in The Covenant of Water?

Essay Topic 3

Jeb Pellington dies from an aneurysm. How and why is Claude responsible for Jeb’s death?

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