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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Runaway.
(c) Rub her feet.
(d) Lie.

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Where does Rahel start sleeping at night after she returns to the Ayemenem house as an adult?
(a) In Ammu's room.
(b) In the old Plymouth.
(c) In Estha's bed.
(d) In the garden.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Comrade Pillia make for the pickle factory?

2. The author describes Velutha as being as lonely as a ________________.

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

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

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

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