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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Ammu tell Estha he has to be sure to hold onto during their last conversation?
(a) Her promises.
(b) His train ticket.
(c) Her love.
(d) His father's hand.

4. Who is the only relative to attend Chacko's and Margaret's wedding?
(a) Ammu.
(b) Margaret's mother.
(c) Sophie.
(d) Mammachi.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ammu tell the children she should have taken them the night they ran away with Sophie Mol?

2. When Margaret is a waitress at a London cafe, what does she watch Chacko put into his coffee?

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

4. What does Chacko love most about Margaret?

5. What is the name of the river that plays such an integral part in the novel?

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