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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tone is Chacko using as he makes introductions at the airport?

2. Baby Kochamma is whose younger sister?

3. What does Velutha give each of the children the day that Sophie dies?

4. What does Rahel study at college?

5. What country is India at war with when Rahel and Estha are born?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Velutha feel after being fired from the pickle factory?

2. Describe how the twins and Sophie play with Velutha.

3. What other childhood treasures did Rahel find hidden with the Wisdom Exercise Notebooks?

4. How is Rahel feeling about her future when she returns to Ayemenem?

5. What happens when the children start to cross the river in the boat?

6. What does Kochu Maria do when she first greets Sophie Mol?

7. Who is Baby Kochamma?

8. Summarize what happened to Rahel in the years she has been away from Ayemenem?

9. What does Rahel notice has become of the river that played such an important role in her childhood?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the Small Things? How are they in contrast to Big Things? Why is Velutha the God of Small Things?

Essay Topic 2

Why do the twins consider how much they are loved, whom they love, and who loves them? What are the roots of this deep-seeded need and how is it shown throughout the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the significance of the Communist party to the events and themes of the novel.

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