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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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?
(a) Beat them.
(b) Starve them.
(c) Lock them in a closet.
(d) Send them away.

3. How many years are Rahel and Estha apart?
(a) Twenty-three.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Thirty-one.

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

5. What does Rahel call the man who shows them to the theater door when they go to the movies?
(a) The Big Man.
(b) The Torch Man.
(c) The Light Man.
(d) The Mean Man.

Short Answer Questions

1. Estha goes out to the lobby by himself while the family is at the movie theaters watching The Sound of Music because he is ___________.

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

3. Rahel describes Sophie Mol as being ___________.

4. After Ammu is banished from the house, which of the following is NOT a gift she gives to Rahel when she visits?

5. Ammu says her phlegm is like what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Velutha do after he is fired from the pickle factory?

2. How was the hotel, which was formerly the History House, advertised to tourists?

3. Why do Rahel and Estha decide to include Sophie in their games?

4. How do the police treat the twins after finding them at the History House?

5. How does Velutha feel after being fired from the pickle factory?

6. What other childhood treasures did Rahel find hidden with the Wisdom Exercise Notebooks?

7. How does the family learn of Ammu's affair with Velutha and how do they react?

8. What does Rahel realize as she sits in the dark garden one night watching Estha in his room through the window?

9. Why do Estha and Rahel love Sophie Mol?

10. Why does Chacko have trouble sleeping at the hotel the night before Sophie and Margaret Kochamma's arrival in India?

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