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

2. What does Mombatti mean?
(a) Memory.
(b) Tall man.
(c) Mellow.
(d) Tallow-stick.

3. Who is Kochu Maria?
(a) Rahel's best friend.
(b) The family servant.
(c) Baby Kochamma's sister.
(d) Estha's wife.

4. What does Rahel think the temple of Kochu Thomban smells like?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Rot.
(c) Death.
(d) Rain.

5. Where is Estha while Rahel waits to see him for the first time as an adult?
(a) At the pickle factory.
(b) Shopping with a friend.
(c) Walking in the rain.
(d) At the movies.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Rahel gets reacquainted with her childhood home, she sees that the History House is now what?

2. What does Rahel remember that Sophie Mol was wearing the day she arrived for a visit?

3. What animal does Rahel remember was running around the doctor's office in her childhood memory?

4. What event does Estha write about in his Wisdom Exercise Notebook?

5. What does Baby Kochamma eat while she watches television?

(see the answer key)

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