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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many steps lead from Velutha's hut down to the river?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Ten.
(d) Thirteen.

2. What is in Sophie Mol's bag the night the children take the boat out on the river?
(a) Books.
(b) An Eagle flask.
(c) Food.
(d) A flashlight.

3. What are the names of the two sons in the joke Chacko tells Margaret the morning he meets her at the cafe?
(a) Karna and Kuntu.
(b) Pete and Stuart.
(c) John and Frank.
(d) Bhima and Dauseva.

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

5. What kind of coupons is Baby Kochamma filling out as she sits in bed listening for Rahel and Estha?
(a) Dove.
(b) Crest.
(c) Listerine.
(d) Palmolive.

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

7. Where does Baby Kochamma tell the twins they will have to go along with Ammu when she is threatening them at the police station?
(a) Canada.
(b) Home.
(c) Vacation.
(d) Jail.

8. When she speaks to them at the police station, what does Baby Kochamma tell the twins they have to do to save Ammu?
(a) Hide.
(b) Lie.
(c) Runaway.
(d) Rub her feet.

9. Who does Rahel ask Ammu about and ruin the mood of a pleasant afternoon?
(a) Pappachi.
(b) Velutha.
(c) Baba.
(d) Sophie.

10. What is the name of last place Estha ever sees Ammu?
(a) Sea Queen Hotel and Terminal.
(b) Cochin Harbor Terminus.
(c) History House.
(d) Ayemenem Train Station.

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

12. The kathakali performs dances about what?
(a) The History of the World.
(b) The Heart of Darkness.
(c) The End of Days.
(d) The Great Stories.

13. What is Velutha doing the night that Sophie Mol drowns?
(a) Working in the pickle factory.
(b) Talking to Comrade Pillai.
(c) Making love to Ammu.
(d) Swimming.

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

15. Who does grown up Rahel remind Estha of?
(a) Ammu.
(b) Sophie.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Velutha usually wear?

2. Who does Rahel decide is being beaten on the veranda of the History House instead of Velutha?

3. Who is pleased to know that Rahel still enjoys the kathakali?

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

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

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