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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17, Cochin Harbor Terminus.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Abhilash Talkies' lobby called?
(a) Snack Bar.
(b) Big Man.
(c) Torchlight.
(d) Princess Circle.

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

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

4. What is sinking into the ground next to the Ayemenem house as the monsoon rains fell?
(a) Pickle jars.
(b) The plastic child's watch.
(c) The old Plymouth.
(d) The pickle factory.

5. What is Baby Kochamma watching on television as Rahel waits for Estha to return home?
(a) The Best of Donahue.
(b) Prime Bodies.
(c) Leave it to Beaver.
(d) Oprah.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Rahel ask Ammu about and ruin the mood of a pleasant afternoon?

2. What does Rahel think the temple of Kochu Thomban smells like?

3. Chacko is a self proclaimed ____________.

4. What does Chacko go to Comrade Pillai's house to discuss?

5. Who corrected all the spelling errors in Estha's Wisdom Exercise Notebook?

(see the answer key)

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