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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Kochu Thomban.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the condition of the family home the day Estha and Rahel are reunited?
(a) Elegantly remodeled.
(b) Empty of furniture.
(c) Spotless.
(d) Filthy.

2. What did Rahel's mother melt her wedding ring into?
(a) A serpent headed pendant.
(b) A coin with a diamond in the middle.
(c) Two diamond earrings.
(d) A serpent headed bangle.

3. Rahel never writes letters to Estha when they are apart because she says you can't write letters to ____________.
(a) A part of yourself.
(b) A ghost.
(c) A dead person.
(d) A memory.

4. What is buried under the grounds of the History House?
(a) Small notebook.
(b) Child's plastic wristwatch.
(c) Communist flag.
(d) Toy car.

5. Who does Rahel meet as she is walking along the river remembering her childhood?
(a) Baby Kochamma.
(b) Kari Saipu.
(c) Comrade Pillai.
(d) Chacko.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who joins Rahel at the temple to watch the kathakali?

2. Who is Kochu Maria?

3. What does Velutha make the twins promise about the boat they find?

4. When they are children, what does Rahel steal from Baby Kochamma after Estha leaves?

5. Ammu says her phlegm is like what?

(see the answer key)

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