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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. What do people living in huts by the riverside use the river for?
(a) Fishing.
(b) A toilet.
(c) Swiming.
(d) Bathing.

2. What is the Heart of Darkness?
(a) Ayemenem.
(b) The History House.
(c) The river.
(d) Rahel's childhood home.

3. What kind of car does Rahel's family own?
(a) White Mercedes.
(b) Blue Plymouth.
(c) Blue Ford.
(d) Red Pontiac.

4. Where does Velutha sleep the night that Sophie Mol drowns?
(a) By the riverside.
(b) Comrade Pillai's house.
(c) The History House.
(d) In his hut.

5. The kathakali performs dances about what?
(a) The Heart of Darkness.
(b) The Great Stories.
(c) The History of the World.
(d) The End of Days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first thing Rahel's family does when they get to the movie theater to see The Sound of Music?

2. What does Velutha usually wear?

3. What is Sophie Mol wearing the night she drowns?

4. What slides into Estha that day at the police station?

5. What is the name of last place Estha ever sees Ammu?

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