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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the names of the two sons in the joke Chacko tells Margaret the morning he meets her at the cafe?

2. When does Ammu tell Estha she will see him again as he sits on the train?

3. Where does Ammu tell the children she should have taken them the night they ran away with Sophie Mol?

4. What is clutched in Sophie Mol's hand as she drowns?

5. Why does Inspector Thomas send for Baby Kochamma after he talks to the twins?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following statement: "...it really began in the days when the Love Laws were made. The laws that lay down who should be loved, and how. And how much." What were the Love Laws and which ones were broken in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

What is the symbolism of the river in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

The phrase "Things can change in a day" is repeated throughout the novel. What things in the novel change in a day?

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