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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Velutha feel as he goes to the sleep the night that Sophie Mol drowns?

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

3. What does Comrade Pillia make for the pickle factory?

4. What does Inspector Thomas give the twins to drink while he questions them at the police station?

5. What does the father in the joke Chacko tells Margaret the morning he meets her at the cafe give to one of his son's as a birthday present?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the reaction the family has to Ammu's affair versus the reaction they have to Sophie's drowning. Why is one more important to the family?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how the theme that everything in life has its cost is shown throughout the novel.

Essay Topic 3

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

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