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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rahel remembers the family seeing a(n) _____________ on the way to the movies before they picked up Sophie Mol at the airport.
(a) Communist march.
(b) Independece demonstration.
(c) Hindu parade.
(d) Brittish military march.

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

3. What creature does Rahel see at Sophie Mol's funeral?
(a) Baby mouse.
(b) Baby bat.
(c) Moth.
(d) Butterfly.

4. Sophie Mol vows to drink only out of what while she was in Ayemenem?
(a) A thimble.
(b) A crystal glass.
(c) A flask.
(d) A champaigne flute.

5. What does Rahel study at college?
(a) Architecture.
(b) Archeology.
(c) Anthropology.
(d) Artistry.

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

7. On the first night that it hasn't rained since her return to Ayemenem, what does Rahel sit out in the garden watching?
(a) Moths.
(b) Toads.
(c) Fireflies.
(d) Locusts.

8. What does Baby Kochamma eat while she watches television?
(a) Figs.
(b) Grapes.
(c) Peanuts.
(d) Chocolates.

9. What does Chacko call Sophie?
(a) Soso.
(b) Lovey.
(c) Sweetie.
(d) Sophiekins.

10. What does Rahel realize as an adult about the way Velutha plays with the children?
(a) She recognizes the sweetness.
(b) He was trying to get to Ammu.
(c) She recognizes the creulty.
(d) She believes he meant them harm.

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

12. What does Mombatti mean?
(a) Memory.
(b) Tall man.
(c) Mellow.
(d) Tallow-stick.

13. What subject does Baby Kochamma bring up at the airport to try to impress Sophie Mol?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Voltaire.
(c) Picasso.
(d) Van Gogh.

14. After Ammu is banished from the house, what illness does she have when she comes back to visit Rahel?
(a) Leprosy.
(b) Cancer.
(c) The flu.
(d) Asthma.

15. What does Rahel wear to the airport to pick up Margaret and Sophie Mol?
(a) A yellow sari.
(b) Bell-bottoms and a hat.
(c) A lacy dress.
(d) Polka-dotted pants.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Ammu says her phlegm is like what?

3. What does Ammu tell Rahel she wants to do so that she can get Estha back?

4. What does Mammachi do to welcome Sophie and Margaret into her home?

5. What is the condition of Estha's bedroom?

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