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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ammu worries about ____________, which is supposed to run in the family.
(a) Madness.
(b) Asthma.
(c) Heart disease.
(d) Cancer.

2. What is the only thing Velutha is wearing as he is being beaten on the veranda of the History House?
(a) Shoes.
(b) Red nail polish.
(c) Mundu.
(d) Turban.

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

4. Whose fault does Estha think it is that he has to be sent away?
(a) Chacko's.
(b) Ammu's.
(c) Velutha's.
(d) His.

5. How does Velutha feel as he goes to the sleep the night that Sophie Mol drowns?
(a) Sad.
(b) Terrified.
(c) Angry.
(d) Happy.

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

7. What color does Estha notice everything on the train is?
(a) Green.
(b) Brown.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

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

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

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

11. Where does Velutha sleep the night that Sophie Mol drowns?
(a) The History House.
(b) By the riverside.
(c) In his hut.
(d) Comrade Pillai's house.

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

13. When Baby Kochamma talks to Rahel and Estha at the police station, she tells the twins they are ______________.
(a) Angels.
(b) Sweeties.
(c) Murderers.
(d) Liars.

14. 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?
(a) A boat.
(b) A car.
(c) A horse.
(d) Horse dung.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Comrade Pillai's wife?

2. What does Chacko go to Comrade Pillai's house to discuss?

3. In her dream, which of the following animals does Ammu NOT see?

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

5. What is in Sophie Mol's bag the night the children take the boat out on the river?

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