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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 does Ammu tell Rahel she wants to do so that she can get Estha back?

2. Baby Kochamma tells Rahel and Estha as they wait for the plane to arrive that they are what?

3. What does Estha talk to the Orangedrink Lemondrink Man about?

4. Who teaches the twins to swim?

5. How old is Rahel's cousin, Sophie Mol, when she dies?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Chacko and Margaret's story?

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

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

5. What did Rahel think had laid siege on her childhood home on Ayemenem when she saw it for the first time as an adult?

6. Why does Rahel refer to the visit of Sophie Mol as the Play?

7. Why does Estha become sick while watching The Sound of Music?

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

9. What do the twins realize about Ammu years later?

10. What do the children notice in particular at the airport as they wait for Sophie Mol to arrive?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the role of Margaret and Sophie in the novel and what they represent.

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