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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17, Cochin Harbor Terminus.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rahel never writes letters to Estha when they are apart because she says you can't write letters to ____________.
(a) A dead person.
(b) A part of yourself.
(c) A ghost.
(d) A memory.

2. Velutha is ____________.
(a) A doctor.
(b) An Untouchable.
(c) A scholar.
(d) A priest.

3. What country is India at war with when Rahel and Estha are born?
(a) Iran.
(b) Tibet.
(c) China.
(d) Pakistan.

4. Where is Estha's favorite thinking place as a child?
(a) Ammu's room.
(b) His closet.
(c) The pickle kitchen.
(d) The riverside.

5. What is the name of Margaret Kochamma's second husband?
(a) Oliver.
(b) Chuck.
(c) Frank.
(d) Joe.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Margaret is a waitress at a London cafe, what does she watch Chacko put into his coffee?

2. What is Estha thinking about as he silently watches Rahel go through their childhood notebooks?

3. What is the name of Comrade Pillai's wife?

4. What does Ammu tell Estha and Rahel she will do to them if they ever embarrass her in public again like they did at the airport?

5. Where does Rahel tell Velutha she saw him in Cochin the day before Sophie Mol arrived?

(see the answer key)

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