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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 does Rahel call the man who shows them to the theater door when they go to the movies?
(a) The Torch Man.
(b) The Mean Man.
(c) The Light Man.
(d) The Big Man.

2. The kathakali performs dances about what?
(a) The History of the World.
(b) The End of Days.
(c) The Heart of Darkness.
(d) The Great Stories.

3. What does the father in the joke Chacko tells Margaret the morning he meets her at the cafe give to one of his son's as a birthday present?
(a) A boat.
(b) A car.
(c) A horse.
(d) Horse dung.

4. What does Velutha give each of the children the day that Sophie dies?
(a) A polished rock.
(b) A toy ring.
(c) A spoon.
(d) A daisy chain.

5. What does Chacko go to Comrade Pillai's house to discuss?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Velutha.
(c) Politics.
(d) Factory business.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ammu tell Estha and Rahel she will do to them if they ever embarrass her in public again like they did at the airport?

2. What do the children following Rahel call her as she walks the riverside remembering her childhood?

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

4. What is the name of the original owner of the History House estate?

5. Ammu meets the twins' father when she is visiting a cousin in what city?

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