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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 an adult, Rahel contemplates her future prospects. How much money does she have to her name?

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

3. Which character in The Sound of Music does Rahel identify with most?

4. After Ammu is banished from the house, what illness does she have when she comes back to visit Rahel?

5. What does Laltain mean?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the family learn of Ammu's affair with Velutha and how do they react?

3. What does Ammu think about after she locks herself in the bathroom one afternoon?

4. How do the police treat the twins after finding them at the History House?

5. When does Ammu realize there is a special bond between Velutha and her children?

6. What happens after Rahel and Estha see the Kathakali?

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

8. What happens after Estha boards the train to go to his father?

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

10. What is the first memory Rahel has after she arrives at her childhood home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role do homecomings play in the novel? Are they positive or negative?

Essay Topic 2

What role do moths play in the novel, both in a literal sense and as imagery?

Essay Topic 3

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

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