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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rahel think the temple of Kochu Thomban smells like?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Death.
(c) Rain.
(d) Rot.

2. What does Rahel take to the temple elephant, Kochu Thomban?
(a) Money.
(b) Coconut.
(c) Apple.
(d) Jar of pickles.

3. What does Chacko love most about Margaret?
(a) Her sense of humor.
(b) Her self-sufficiency.
(c) Her smile.
(d) Her money.

4. Who comes to the veranda of the History House, waking the twins?
(a) Kottayam Police.
(b) Cochin Guard.
(c) Baby Ayemenem.
(d) Ammu.

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

6. In her dream, which of the following animals does Ammu NOT see?
(a) Moths.
(b) Sacred elephants.
(c) Red cow.
(d) Fish.

7. What does Velutha usually wear?
(a) A factory apron.
(b) A turban.
(c) A white mundu.
(d) The sign of the Untouchable.

8. Who does Ammu see in a powerful dream?
(a) Estha and Rahel.
(b) A one-armed man.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Sophie Mol's body.

9. Who is pleased to know that Rahel still enjoys the kathakali?
(a) Comrade Pillia.
(b) Estha.
(c) Kochu Maria.
(d) Baby Kochamma.

10. What causes the children's boat to overturn the night that Sophie Mol drowns?
(a) A log.
(b) An alligator.
(c) A big wave.
(d) Strong wind.

11. What is Sophie Mol wearing the night she drowns?
(a) A mauve corduroy pinafore.
(b) A red Mickey Mouse sweatshirt.
(c) Yellow bell-bottoms.
(d) A purple sari.

12. What happens to the toys the children brought to the History House?
(a) The police take them.
(b) Velutha takes them.
(c) The twins throw them in the river.
(d) Ammu takes them.

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

14. What is the name of the river that plays such an integral part in the novel?
(a) Meenachal River.
(b) Kerala River.
(c) Heart of Darkness.
(d) Ayemenem River.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only thing Velutha is wearing as he is being beaten on the veranda of the History House?

2. Whose fault does Estha think it is that he has to be sent away?

3. Comrade Pillia holds his ____________ like a gun to Chacko's head.

4. What does the father in the joke Chacko tells Margaret the morning he meets her at the cafe give to one of his son's as a birthday present?

5. What does Rahel do as the train Estha rides pulls out of the station?

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