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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Lenin in 1964?
(a) 14.
(b) 15.
(c) 13.
(d) 12.

2. Where does Elsie build another sculpture after Philipose defaces the one she was making of stone?
(a) Old bathing spot.
(b) On Shamuel's land.
(c) In an outbuilding.
(d) By the river.

3. Where does Mariamma learn that Philipose's former editor wanted him to go to write a story?
(a) Pakistan.
(b) Afghanistan.
(c) Dubai or Qatar.
(d) Egypt.

4. Where do Lenin and Mariamma stay at Mahabalipuram?
(a) Vinodhara Guesthouse.
(b) Hotel Mahabs.
(c) Golden Sun.
(d) Royal Meels.

5. In 1971, for how long does Mariamma hire Gopal's rickshaw to take her to Gosha Hospital every day?
(a) A month.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 6 weeks.
(d) 3 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time of day do the police come for Lenin?

2. Where was Lenin hiding when Arikkad was betrayed and arrested by constables?

3. What is the first surgery Mariamma does before she is ready?

4. How old was Lenin when he was sent to a strict religious boarding school?

5. In 1977, how long has it been since Digby lived at Gwendolyn Gardens?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after Brijee Sarkar harasses Mariamma?

2. How does Mariamma treat Lenin?

3. What trouble does Elsie have during Mariamma's birth?

4. What is Digby's only regret about managing Gwendolyn Gardens?

5. What is the exam like after Mariamma spends over a year of studying the body?

6. Where does Lenin go after his family dies, and why is he sent to Parambil?

7. What does Mariamma believe the Condition does other than produce acoustic neuromas?

8. In 1950, how many funerals has Big Ammachi attended?

9. How did Digby and Elsie meet again after she left Parambil?

10. In Mariamma's anatomy class, who is the teacher?

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