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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Ammu listens to music on her_____________.
(a) Pineapple radio.
(b) Gramophone.
(c) Tangerine transister.
(d) Stereo.

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

9. When does Ammu tell Estha she will see him again as he sits on the train?
(a) As soon as she gets a job.
(b) Month after next.
(c) As soon as he finishes school.
(d) In June.

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

11. What poet does Comrade Pillai's niece recite to Chacko?
(a) Sir Walter Scott.
(b) Emily Dickenson.
(c) William Shakespeare.
(d) E.B. White.

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

13. Who is Baby Kochamma still in love with years later when she is an old woman?
(a) Comrade Pillai.
(b) Velutha.
(c) Father Mulligan.
(d) Lord Vishnu.

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

15. Who joins Rahel at the temple to watch the kathakali?
(a) Estha.
(b) Kochu Maria.
(c) Baby Kochamma.
(d) Comrade Pillai.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many steps lead from Velutha's hut down to the river?

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

3. When Baby Kochamma talks to Rahel and Estha at the police station, she tells the twins they are ______________.

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

5. What does Inspector Thomas give the twins to drink while he questions them at the police station?

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