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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. Rahel remembers the family seeing a(n) _____________ on the way to the movies before they picked up Sophie Mol at the airport.
(a) Communist march.
(b) Independece demonstration.
(c) Hindu parade.
(d) Brittish military march.

2. What did Rahel's mother melt her wedding ring into?
(a) Two diamond earrings.
(b) A serpent headed pendant.
(c) A serpent headed bangle.
(d) A coin with a diamond in the middle.

3. Who is Baby Kochamma in love with?
(a) A monk.
(b) A priest.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A teacher.

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

5. What does Baby Kochamma eat while she watches television?
(a) Chocolates.
(b) Peanuts.
(c) Grapes.
(d) Figs.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Rahel watches a silent Estha strip off his clothes, how does she describe them both?

2. What does Mombatti mean?

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

4. What does Laltain mean?

5. Who is Kochu Maria?

(see the answer key)

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