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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. Where is the speaker from who speaks at the Maramon Convention in 1964?

2. Where does Mariamma learn that Philipose's former editor wanted him to go to write a story?

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

4. How many men are waiting outside the opium shop when Philipose arrives in Chapter 53?

5. How many acres is Gwendolyn Gardens?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Ammachi and Baby Mol die?

2. What causes Mariamma to consider becoming a doctor?

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

4. What sculpture does Elsie work on during her second pregnancy, and how is it damaged?

5. How does Brijee Sarkar harrass Mariamma during an exam, and how does Mariamma respond?

6. In 1950, how many funerals has Big Ammachi attended?

7. How does Lenin's family die?

8. Why does Philipose go to Madras, and how does he die?

9. How is Lizzi injured by her husband, and how does Digby help her and the baby?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

At first, Philipose is excited about going to college, but he gets anxious the closer it gets to having to leave. Why does Philipose anxious about going to college? What does his anxiousness reveal about his attachment to home?

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