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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18, The History House.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Velutha's hut is full of what?
(a) Wood carvings.
(b) Communist paraphanelia.
(c) Pickle jars.
(d) Discards from the Kochamma household.

3. Who does grown up Rahel remind Estha of?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Ammu.
(c) Sophie.
(d) Himself.

4. What does Rahel take to the temple elephant, Kochu Thomban?
(a) Money.
(b) Apple.
(c) Coconut.
(d) Jar of pickles.

5. Where does Rahel hide while Sophie and Margaret are being introduced to the family?
(a) Beside a cement kangaroo.
(b) Inside a stall in the bathroom.
(c) Wrapped in the airport curtains.
(d) Behind her mother's sari.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the religious background of Rahel's family?

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

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

4. What is the name of Velutha's brother?

5. After Ammu dies, what does Chacko have done with the body?

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