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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20, The Madras Mail.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does grown up Rahel remind Estha of?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Sophie.
(c) Himself.
(d) Ammu.

2. On the first night that it hasn't rained since her return to Ayemenem, what does Rahel sit out in the garden watching?
(a) Moths.
(b) Locusts.
(c) Toads.
(d) Fireflies.

3. What is the name of the child, who has the same ailment she does, that Rahel remembers seeing on a trip to the doctor?
(a) Lenin.
(b) Pallai.
(c) Kentu.
(d) Stalin.

4. Where does Ammu take Rahel and Estha after the funeral of Sophie Mol?
(a) The police station.
(b) Home.
(c) The church.
(d) Calcutta.

5. What color aprons do the workers at the pickle factory wear?
(a) Blue.
(b) Pink.
(c) Green.
(d) Orange.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rahel realize as an adult about the way Velutha plays with the children?

2. What about Velutha reminds Ammu of him as a child?

3. Velutha's hut is full of what?

4. Baby Kochamma tells Rahel and Estha as they wait for the plane to arrive that they are what?

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

(see the answer key)

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