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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Big Man the Laltain, Small Man the Mombatti.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Velutha is ____________.
(a) A priest.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A scholar.
(d) An Untouchable.

2. Pappachi is an Imperial ____________________.
(a) Anthropologist.
(b) Endocrinologist.
(c) Anglophile.
(d) Entomologist.

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

4. Where did Rahel's father move to?
(a) Australia.
(b) Canada.
(c) England.
(d) America.

5. How many years are Rahel and Estha apart?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Thirty-one.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Twenty-three.

Short Answer Questions

1. What month is it when Rahel returns to Ayemenem at the beginning of the novel?

2. What is Baby Kochamma watching on television as Rahel waits for Estha to return home?

3. Who is Kochu Maria?

4. How old is Rahel's cousin, Sophie Mol, when she dies?

5. What is the condition of the family home the day Estha and Rahel are reunited?

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