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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Baby Mol when they nearly lose her to whooping cough?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

2. How does Rune die?
(a) Leprosy.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) Penumonia.
(d) Stroke.

3. How long does Philipose have to wait for a train home after he has to leave the college?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 8 days.
(c) A little over a week.
(d) A month.

4. In 1932, who goes with Philipose when he tries again to swim?
(a) Joppan.
(b) Shamuel.
(c) Baby Mol.
(d) Ammachi.

5. When Elsie is sick with typhoid, how long does it take for her to rally?
(a) 4 weeks.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 1 week.

6. A month after Philipose leavest for college, how many bombs are dropped on Madras?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

7. What year does Ammachi marry?
(a) 1904.
(b) 1890.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1897.

8. The first time Ammachi takes her husband a lunch in the field, ow tall is the grass on the footpath?
(a) Taller than her head.
(b) As tall as her shoulder.
(c) Up to her ankles.
(d) To her waist.

9. What did the Uplift Master's father do for a living?
(a) Fisherman.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Boatman.
(d) Farmer.

10. How old is Baby Mol in 1949?
(a) 39.
(b) 41.
(c) 38.
(d) 40.

11. What year is it when Ammachi is 19?
(a) 1908.
(b) 1909.
(c) 1907.
(d) 1906.

12. After the house was built at Parambil, how many acre plots did Ammanchi's husband give to some of his relatives?
(a) 3 acre.
(b) 3 and 4 acre.
(c) 1 and 2 acre.
(d) 5 acre.

13. How old were Thankamma when she and her husband married?
(a) 11.
(b) 12.
(c) 13.
(d) 10.

14. Where were Digby's grandparents from?
(a) Germany.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Wales.
(d) France.

15. How many acres of tea and rubber is Chandy rumored to have?
(a) 10,000.
(b) Several thousand.
(c) 15,000.
(d) 8,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of wine is made at St. Bridget's?

2. How old is Philipose when Ammachi takes him to Parumala Church by boat in 1926?

3. How old was Rune when he came to India?

4. How old is Ninan when Elsie's Portrait of Lizzi is accepted for a National Trust exhibition in Madras?

5. How many acres is Parambil?

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