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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 old is Philipose when a YMCA and YWCA are established in Parambil?

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

3. What year does Ammachi marry?

4. Where was Claude Arnold born?

5. What type of insects swarm the cellar after a syrup-soaked urn is overturned?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rune become friends with the Chandys?

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

3. What greets Ammachi when she wakes for the first time in Parambil?

4. Why does Elsie agree to marry Philipose?

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

6. How does Jeb die?

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

8. Why does Ammachi worry about Philipose after he leaves for college in Madras?

9. What does Rune do after attending an ashram?

10. Why and how does Digby's mother die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lenin joins the Naxalites. What does Lenin’s hatred of injustice have to do with him joining the Naxalites?

Essay Topic 2

A man who becomes known as the Uplift Master helps bring change to Parambil. Why are the changes the Uplift Master brings important to the growth and development of the area and the economic status of those who live in the area?

Essay Topic 3

Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you could assign a color to represent the mood The Covenant of Water, what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different sections?

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