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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. When she speaks to them at the police station, what does Baby Kochamma tell the twins they have to do to save Ammu?
(a) Runaway.
(b) Lie.
(c) Rub her feet.
(d) Hide.

2. Ammu says her phlegm is like what?
(a) Poison.
(b) Fruit.
(c) A baby.
(d) Evil.

3. Who corrected all the spelling errors in Estha's Wisdom Exercise Notebook?
(a) The tutor.
(b) Ammu.
(c) The teacher.
(d) Chacko.

4. Where does Chacko, Rahel's uncle, study?
(a) Oxford.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Boston University.
(d) University of Delhi.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Rahel decide is being beaten on the veranda of the History House instead of Velutha?

2. What does Rahel stick up her nose and have to go see a doctor to have removed when she is a child?

3. What does Chacko call Sophie?

4. What is the Abhilash Talkies' lobby called?

5. What does the father in the joke Chacko tells Margaret the morning he meets her at the cafe give to one of his son's as a birthday present?

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