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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the condition of the family home the day Estha and Rahel are reunited?
(a) Spotless.
(b) Elegantly remodeled.
(c) Filthy.
(d) Empty of furniture.

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

3. What kind of car does Rahel's family own?
(a) White Mercedes.
(b) Red Pontiac.
(c) Blue Plymouth.
(d) Blue Ford.

4. What is the religious background of Rahel's family?
(a) Muslim.
(b) Christian.
(c) Hindu.
(d) Budhist.

5. What language do Rahel and Estha speak to each other as children?
(a) Hindi.
(b) Morovian.
(c) Malayalam.
(d) Arabic.

6. After Ammu is banished from the house, which of the following is NOT a gift she gives to Rahel when she visits?
(a) Gold serpent bangle.
(b) A Paul Bunyan comic.
(c) A packet of cigarette sweets.
(d) A tin Phantom pencil box.

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

8. What is the name of the hotel where Rahel's family stays before going to the airport?
(a) Hotel Sea Queen.
(b) The Circle Princess.
(c) The Warm Moth.
(d) Cochin Inn.

9. What color is Sophie Mol's hair?
(a) Light blond.
(b) Jet black.
(c) Dark red.
(d) Deep red-brown.

10. What does Kochu Maria make for Sophie Mol's arrival?
(a) Curry.
(b) A pie.
(c) Rice balls.
(d) A cake.

11. Ammu meets the twins' father when she is visiting a cousin in what city?
(a) Calcutta.
(b) Boston.
(c) London.
(d) Delhi.

12. What part of Estha does Rahel reach out and touch even though he has not even acknowledged her being in the house?
(a) His hand.
(b) His earlobe.
(c) His cheek.
(d) His shoulder.

13. Where did Rahel's father move to?
(a) Canada.
(b) America.
(c) Australia.
(d) England.

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

15. What year is it at the beginning of Chapter 4, Abhilash Talkies?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1994.
(d) 1993.

Short Answer Questions

1. Baby Kochamma is whose younger sister?

2. As Rahel contemplates what to do with the rest of her life, she wishes she and Estha could go live in Baby Kochamma's _______________.

3. Pappachi is an Imperial ____________________.

4. What are the hair clasps Rahel wears called?

5. Rahel describes Sophie Mol as being ___________.

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