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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is in Sophie Mol's bag the night the children take the boat out on the river?
(a) Food.
(b) An Eagle flask.
(c) Books.
(d) A flashlight.

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

3. How many steps lead from Velutha's hut down to the river?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Ten.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Twelve.

4. What does Chacko go to Comrade Pillai's house to discuss?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Velutha.
(c) Factory business.
(d) Politics.

5. Who does grown up Rahel remind Estha of?
(a) Sophie.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Ammu.
(d) Himself.

6. When Baby Kochamma talks to Rahel and Estha at the police station, she tells the twins they are ______________.
(a) Sweeties.
(b) Liars.
(c) Angels.
(d) Murderers.

7. When Margaret is a waitress at a London cafe, what does she watch Chacko put into his coffee?
(a) Strawberry jam.
(b) Half a pitcher of cream.
(c) Two heaped spoons of sugar.
(d) A raw egg.

8. Ammu listens to music on her_____________.
(a) Stereo.
(b) Pineapple radio.
(c) Tangerine transister.
(d) Gramophone.

9. Where does Ammu tell the children she should have taken them the night they ran away with Sophie Mol?
(a) An orphanage.
(b) Disney Land.
(c) America.
(d) Jail.

10. When does Ammu tell Estha she will see him again as he sits on the train?
(a) In June.
(b) As soon as she gets a job.
(c) Month after next.
(d) As soon as he finishes school.

11. What is Sophie Mol wearing the night she drowns?
(a) A red Mickey Mouse sweatshirt.
(b) Yellow bell-bottoms.
(c) A purple sari.
(d) A mauve corduroy pinafore.

12. Why does Inspector Thomas send for Baby Kochamma after he talks to the twins?
(a) She filed a false F.I.R.
(b) She lied about Chacko.
(c) To save Velutha.
(d) To trap Ammu.

13. What poet does Comrade Pillai's niece recite to Chacko?
(a) William Shakespeare.
(b) Sir Walter Scott.
(c) Emily Dickenson.
(d) E.B. White.

14. How does Velutha feel as he goes to the sleep the night that Sophie Mol drowns?
(a) Angry.
(b) Terrified.
(c) Happy.
(d) Sad.

15. What does Inspector Thomas give the twins to drink while he questions them at the police station?
(a) Lemondrink.
(b) Water.
(c) Tea.
(d) Coca-Cola.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chacko have on his fried egg the morning he meets Margaret at the London cafe?

2. In her dream, which of the following animals does Ammu NOT see?

3. Who joins Rahel at the temple to watch the kathakali?

4. What is the name of the river that plays such an integral part in the novel?

5. The kathakali performance Rahel watches is about what story?

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