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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Welcome Home Our Sophie Mol.

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 Big Man.
(b) The Torch Man.
(c) The Light Man.
(d) The Mean Man.

2. Chacko is a self proclaimed ____________.
(a) Marxist.
(b) Democrat.
(c) Rebel.
(d) Communist.

3. What is the condition of the family home the day Estha and Rahel are reunited?
(a) Empty of furniture.
(b) Spotless.
(c) Elegantly remodeled.
(d) Filthy.

4. Who does Rahel meet as she is walking along the river remembering her childhood?
(a) Chacko.
(b) Comrade Pillai.
(c) Baby Kochamma.
(d) Kari Saipu.

5. To save himself from being fired, the twins' father offers for Ammu to do what?
(a) Become a prostitute.
(b) Go to work in the pickle factory.
(c) Move to America.
(d) Become his boss's mistress.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do people living in huts by the riverside use the river for?

2. What is buried under the grounds of the History House?

3. What does Laltain mean?

4. After Ammu is banished from the house, what illness does she have when she comes back to visit Rahel?

5. What tone is Chacko using as he makes introductions at the airport?

(see the answer key)

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