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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 slides into Estha that day at the police station?
(a) Terror.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Silence.
(d) Desire.

2. Where does Rahel go when she turns eleven?
(a) To live with an uncle in Calcutta.
(b) England.
(c) Boarding school.
(d) America.

3. What is the name of Velutha's brother?
(a) Kerpala.
(b) Kachimi.
(c) Kuttapen.
(d) Kochu.

4. Who does Rahel decide is being beaten on the veranda of the History House instead of Velutha?
(a) Estha.
(b) His twin brother.
(c) Chacko.
(d) His father.

5. The kathakali performance Rahel watches is about what story?
(a) Karna and Kunti.
(b) Ayemenem.
(c) The Egg Man.
(d) Romeo and Juliet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Inspector Thomas send for Baby Kochamma after he talks to the twins?

2. What do Rahel and Estha grow up seeing themselves as after the day Sophie Mol dies?

3. What do the children following Rahel call her as she walks the riverside remembering her childhood?

4. What tone is Chacko using as he makes introductions at the airport?

5. What color does Estha notice everything on the train is?

(see the answer key)

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