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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Kochu Thomban.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Rahel watches a silent Estha strip off his clothes, how does she describe them both?
(a) Sad.
(b) Old.
(c) Young.
(d) Pathetic.

2. Sophie Mol vows to drink only out of what while she was in Ayemenem?
(a) A thimble.
(b) A champaigne flute.
(c) A flask.
(d) A crystal glass.

3. What do the children following Rahel call her as she walks the riverside remembering her childhood?
(a) Murderer.
(b) Hippie.
(c) Stranger.
(d) Mol.

4. The kathakali performs dances about what?
(a) The End of Days.
(b) The Great Stories.
(c) The Heart of Darkness.
(d) The History of the World.

5. What do people in Ayemenem steal from Baby Kochamma?
(a) Peanuts.
(b) Insulin.
(c) Pickles.
(d) Satellite dish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is buried under the grounds of the History House?

2. What event does Estha write about in his Wisdom Exercise Notebook?

3. Rahel never writes letters to Estha when they are apart because she says you can't write letters to ____________.

4. What does Rahel think the temple of Kochu Thomban smells like?

5. What does Rahel remember that Sophie Mol was wearing the day she arrived for a visit?

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