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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the first night that it hasn't rained since her return to Ayemenem, what does Rahel sit out in the garden watching?
(a) Fireflies.
(b) Moths.
(c) Locusts.
(d) Toads.

2. What does Rahel study at college?
(a) Architecture.
(b) Anthropology.
(c) Archeology.
(d) Artistry.

3. What is Estha thinking about as he silently watches Rahel go through their childhood notebooks?
(a) Love.
(b) Rain.
(c) Death.
(d) Trains.

4. When they are children, what does Rahel steal from Baby Kochamma after Estha leaves?
(a) Her diary.
(b) Her rosary.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) Money.

5. What do the children do with Velutha while they play on the day Sophie dies?
(a) Paint his nails.
(b) Color pictures.
(c) Put make-up on him.
(d) Play hide-and-seek.

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

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

8. What about Velutha reminds Ammu of him as a child?
(a) His walk.
(b) His laugh.
(c) His hands.
(d) His smile.

9. What are the scars from on Mammachi's head?
(a) Car accident.
(b) Beatings from Pappachi.
(c) Brain surgery.
(d) Boat accident.

10. What is Estha wearing the day they go to The Sound of Music?
(a) Blue suede shoes.
(b) Silk shirt and gold chains.
(c) Beige and pointy shoes.
(d) Leather jacket.

11. What does Baby Kochamma eat while she watches television?
(a) Peanuts.
(b) Figs.
(c) Grapes.
(d) Chocolates.

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

13. Ammu says her phlegm is like what?
(a) A baby.
(b) Poison.
(c) Evil.
(d) Fruit.

14. What color aprons do the workers at the pickle factory wear?
(a) Blue.
(b) Pink.
(c) Orange.
(d) Green.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the condition of Estha's bedroom?

2. Who is Baby Kochamma in love with?

3. What is the name of the child, who has the same ailment she does, that Rahel remembers seeing on a trip to the doctor?

4. What do Estha and Rahel put in front of Velutha's hut the day they find the boat?

5. What does Rahel call the man who shows them to the theater door when they go to the movies?

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