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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. As Rahel contemplates what to do with the rest of her life, she wishes she and Estha could go live in Baby Kochamma's _______________.
(a) Satellite dish.
(b) Closet.
(c) Backyard.
(d) Car.

2. What do Estha and Rahel put in front of Velutha's hut the day they find the boat?
(a) Communist flag.
(b) A jar of pickles.
(c) Bouquet of flowers.
(d) Toy soldier.

3. Where does Ammu tell the children she should have taken them the night they ran away with Sophie Mol?
(a) Jail.
(b) An orphanage.
(c) America.
(d) Disney Land.

4. What color is Sophie Mol's hair?
(a) Dark red.
(b) Deep red-brown.
(c) Light blond.
(d) Jet black.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Velutha usually wear?

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

4. What animal does Rahel remember was running around the doctor's office in her childhood memory?

5. How does Mammachi feel about Margaret Kochamma?

(see the answer key)

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