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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do the twins think Velutha's blood smells like as it comes to them on a breeze on the veranda of the History House?
(a) Oranges.
(b) Old roses.
(c) Copper.
(d) Pickles.

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

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

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

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

7. When Margaret is a waitress at a London cafe, what does she watch Chacko put into his coffee?
(a) A raw egg.
(b) Two heaped spoons of sugar.
(c) Half a pitcher of cream.
(d) Strawberry jam.

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

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

10. 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) Jail.
(c) Home.
(d) Vacation.

11. Where does Ammu tell the children she should have taken them the night they ran away with Sophie Mol?
(a) Disney Land.
(b) Jail.
(c) America.
(d) An orphanage.

12. Where do Rahel and Estha go after they search for Sophie by the river?
(a) The pickle factory.
(b) Home.
(c) Velutha's hut.
(d) The History House.

13. What does Chacko have on his fried egg the morning he meets Margaret at the London cafe?
(a) Strawberry jam.
(b) Pickles.
(c) Sugar.
(d) Cream.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who joins Rahel at the temple to watch the kathakali?

2. What is the Heart of Darkness?

3. How does Velutha feel as he goes to the sleep the night that Sophie Mol drowns?

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

5. Who does Rahel ask Ammu about and ruin the mood of a pleasant afternoon?

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