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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 do the children following Rahel call her as she walks the riverside remembering her childhood?
(a) Murderer.
(b) Mol.
(c) Stranger.
(d) Hippie.

2. What is the name of the river that plays such an integral part in the novel?
(a) Ayemenem River.
(b) Heart of Darkness.
(c) Kerala River.
(d) Meenachal River.

3. Where does Chacko, Rahel's uncle, study?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Oxford.
(c) University of Delhi.
(d) Boston University.

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

5. What does Estha notice the most on the Orangedrink Lemondrink Man?
(a) His yellow teeth.
(b) His dark eyes.
(c) His dirty nails.
(d) His small hands.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Ammu tell the children she should have taken them the night they ran away with Sophie Mol?

3. Where does Rahel start sleeping at night after she returns to the Ayemenem house as an adult?

4. What do Rahel and Estha grow up seeing themselves as after the day Sophie Mol dies?

5. Where is Estha's favorite thinking place as a child?

(see the answer key)

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