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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. As Rahel watches a silent Estha strip off his clothes, how does she describe them both?

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

3. On the first night that it hasn't rained since her return to Ayemenem, what does Rahel sit out in the garden watching?

4. Chacko is a self proclaimed ____________.

5. What is the condition of Estha's bedroom?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Baby Kochamma force Ammu to leave the house?

2. Why do the other factory workers dislike Velutha according to Pillai?

3. Why does Chacko have trouble sleeping at the hotel the night before Sophie and Margaret Kochamma's arrival in India?

4. What happened to the pickle factory in the years after the tragedy?

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

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

7. Describe what happens when Rahel sees Estha for the first time after twenty-three years.

8. How does Rahel view her brother when she sees him for the first time in twenty-three years?

9. Describe what happens to Ammu, Rahel's mother, when she leaves Ayemenem as a young woman.

10. How does the incident with the soft drink vendor affect Estha?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does The God of Small Things show how social, cultural, idealistic, and religious discrimination and racism run strong in all sects of the Indian society?

Essay Topic 2

What pivotal role does Baby Kochamma play in destroying four lives in order to save the family name?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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