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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Baby Kochamma is whose younger sister?
(a) Rahel's grandfather.
(b) Rahel's father.
(c) Rahel's mother.
(d) Rahel's grandmother.

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

3. What hangs on the wall at the entrance of the Kochamma house?
(a) Stuffed antelope head.
(b) Stuffed bison head.
(c) Stuffed Elephant head.
(d) Stuffed marlin.

4. Ammu meets the twins' father when she is visiting a cousin in what city?
(a) Boston.
(b) Calcutta.
(c) London.
(d) Delhi.

5. What are the hair clasps Rahel wears called?
(a) Delhi Delights.
(b) Love-In-Tokyo
(c) Hair Fountains.
(d) Yum-Yums.

6. Estha goes out to the lobby by himself while the family is at the movie theaters watching The Sound of Music because he is ___________.
(a) Singing loudly.
(b) Talking loudly.
(c) Vomiting.
(d) Coughing.

7. What does Rahel think of as The Sound of Music "smell"?
(a) People, peanuts, and candy.
(b) Peanuts, sweetnuts, and hairoil.
(c) Peanuts, sweet drinks, and perfume.
(d) People, hairoil, and old carpet.

8. What month is it when Rahel returns to Ayemenem at the beginning of the novel?
(a) September.
(b) May.
(c) July.
(d) June.

9. What does Rahel call the man who shows them to the theater door when they go to the movies?
(a) The Light Man.
(b) The Big Man.
(c) The Mean Man.
(d) The Torch Man.

10. What does Velutha notice about Ammu as she watches him play with Rahel on the day Sophie Mol arrives?
(a) Her dimples.
(b) Her hair.
(c) Her laugh.
(d) Her ringless hand.

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

12. What does Rahel remember the children dressed up in to play with Velutha?
(a) Hobo clothes.
(b) Saris.
(c) Wedding gowns.
(d) Silly hats.

13. What is the name of the hotel where Rahel's family stays before going to the airport?
(a) Hotel Sea Queen.
(b) The Circle Princess.
(c) The Warm Moth.
(d) Cochin Inn.

14. What is Estha wearing the day they go to The Sound of Music?
(a) Beige and pointy shoes.
(b) Blue suede shoes.
(c) Silk shirt and gold chains.
(d) Leather jacket.

15. What is the condition of Estha's bedroom?
(a) Filthy.
(b) Elegant.
(c) Spotless.
(d) Messy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Rahel go to live after her marriage?

2. After Ammu is banished from the house, which of the following is NOT a gift she gives to Rahel when she visits?

3. What year is it at the beginning of Chapter 4, Abhilash Talkies?

4. What does Chacko call Sophie?

5. What becomes Kochu Maria's favorite television show?

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