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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 after Philipose saved the boatman's baby, did the baby die from a diarrheal illness?

2. How old is Baby Mol when they nearly lose her to whooping cough?

3. In 1945, how many years of war have there been?

4. What handicap does Philipose have that might make it necessary for him to leave college?

5. How long after JoJo's death does Ammachi get pregnant and miscarry?

Short Essay Questions

1. In 1903, what does Ammachi get to read?

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

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

4. How does Rune become friends with the Chandys?

5. Why does Elsie agree to marry Philipose?

6. How does Philpose save a baby?

7. Why does Elsie come to spend time with Digby after Rune performs surgeries on his hands?

8. Why does Philipose hesitate to cut down the tree Elsie wants cut down?

9. How does Ninan die?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rune begins to feel a sense of discontent in 1922. One evening he sees a leper and he has a realization that causes him to leave his practice. How does that incident help Rune find his life’s mission?

Essay Topic 2

An analogy is the comparison of an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar or to help readers understand characters, events, or concepts. What are some analogies Verghese uses in The Covenant of Water? How do these analogies help readers comprehend characters, events, or concepts?

Essay Topic 3

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

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