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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. As an adult, Rahel contemplates her future prospects. How much money does she have to her name?
(a) $700.
(b) $6000.
(c) $7000.
(d) $600.

2. Comrade Pillia holds his ____________ like a gun to Chacko's head.
(a) Poverty.
(b) Ideals.
(c) Money.
(d) Politics.

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

4. Who is Baby Kochamma in love with?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A monk.
(d) A priest.

5. The author describes Velutha as being as lonely as a ________________.
(a) Lion.
(b) Bat.
(c) Wolf.
(d) Spider.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is clutched in Sophie Mol's hand as she drowns?

2. What does Rahel call the man who shows them to the theater door when they go to the movies?

3. Where does Rahel go when she turns eleven?

4. What kind of coupons is Baby Kochamma filling out as she sits in bed listening for Rahel and Estha?

5. When does Ammu tell Estha she will see him again as he sits on the train?

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