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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Chacko go to Comrade Pillai's house to discuss?
(a) Factory business.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Politics.
(d) Velutha.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Rahel decide is being beaten on the veranda of the History House instead of Velutha?

2. What does Rahel do as the train Estha rides pulls out of the station?

3. What poet does Comrade Pillai's niece recite to Chacko?

4. What kind of coupons is Baby Kochamma filling out as she sits in bed listening for Rahel and Estha?

5. What is Sophie Mol wearing the night she drowns?

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