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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16, A Few Hours Later.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ammu worries about ____________, which is supposed to run in the family.
(a) Heart disease.
(b) Asthma.
(c) Madness.
(d) Cancer.

2. In her dream, which of the following animals does Ammu NOT see?
(a) Red cow.
(b) Fish.
(c) Moths.
(d) Sacred elephants.

3. What is Sophie Mol wearing the night she drowns?
(a) Yellow bell-bottoms.
(b) A red Mickey Mouse sweatshirt.
(c) A mauve corduroy pinafore.
(d) A purple sari.

4. Ammu tells that twins that they should not wake dreaming people or else they will have what?
(a) Nightmares.
(b) Freed the Good Spirits.
(c) A Heart Attack.
(d) Ruined the Future.

5. What do Estha and Rahel hold in their laps on the way to the airport?
(a) Books.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Eagle vacuum flasks.
(d) Elegantly wrapped gifts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Baby Kochamma tells Rahel and Estha as they wait for the plane to arrive that they are what?

2. What is the name of the hotel where Rahel's family stays before going to the airport?

3. What are the cement kangaroos that fascinate Rahel at the airport?

4. What is clutched in Sophie Mol's hand as she drowns?

5. What does Rahel wear to the airport to pick up Margaret and Sophie Mol?

(see the answer key)

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