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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where does Velutha sleep the night that Sophie Mol drowns?
(a) Comrade Pillai's house.
(b) The History House.
(c) In his hut.
(d) By the riverside.

4. When she speaks to them at the police station, what does Baby Kochamma tell the twins they have to do to save Ammu?
(a) Runaway.
(b) Rub her feet.
(c) Hide.
(d) Lie.

5. 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) Copper.
(c) Pickles.
(d) Old roses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the toys the children brought to the History House?

2. Why does Inspector Thomas send for Baby Kochamma after he talks to the twins?

3. Where do Rahel and Estha go after they search for Sophie by the river?

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

5. 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?

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