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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the first night that it hasn't rained since her return to Ayemenem, what does Rahel sit out in the garden watching?
(a) Fireflies.
(b) Locusts.
(c) Toads.
(d) Moths.

2. How many years are Rahel and Estha apart?
(a) Twenty-three.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Thirty-one.
(d) Twelve.

3. What does Ammu tell Rahel she wants to do so that she can get Estha back?
(a) Work for the government.
(b) Become a nanny.
(c) Buy the pickle factory.
(d) Start a school.

4. What is the religious background of Rahel's family?
(a) Christian.
(b) Hindu.
(c) Muslim.
(d) Budhist.

5. Velutha is ____________.
(a) A scholar.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A priest.
(d) An Untouchable.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rahel wear to the airport to pick up Margaret and Sophie Mol?

2. After Ammu is banished from the house, which of the following is NOT a gift she gives to Rahel when she visits?

3. Chacko is a self proclaimed ____________.

4. Sophie Mol vows to drink only out of what while she was in Ayemenem?

5. What are the hair clasps Rahel wears called?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the family learn of Ammu's affair with Velutha and how do they react?

2. Why do the children plan to use the boat by the riverside?

3. What does Rahel realize as she sits in the dark garden one night watching Estha in his room through the window?

4. What do the children notice in particular at the airport as they wait for Sophie Mol to arrive?

5. Why did Rahel and Estha not see each other for twenty-three years?

6. Why does Estha become sick while watching The Sound of Music?

7. What is the photograph of that Comrade Pillai shows to Rahel?

8. What little game do Rahel, Estha and Sophie Mol play as they get to know each other?

9. How does Baby Kochamma get the twins to accuse Velutha of kidnapping them?

10. How long does the affair between Ammu and Velutha last?

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