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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

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. How old is Rahel when her banished mother comes to visit her in Ayemenem?

3. Ammu meets the twins' father when she is visiting a cousin in what city?

4. Who does Rahel meet as she is walking along the river remembering her childhood?

5. What does Sohpie Mol tell Chacko about being her father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the first memory Rahel has after she arrives at her childhood home?

2. Who is Baby Kochamma?

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

4. How long does the affair between Ammu and Velutha last?

5. How does Baby Kochamma get the twins to accuse Velutha of kidnapping them?

6. What does Rahel notice has become of the river that played such an important role in her childhood?

7. Why does Estha become sick while watching The Sound of Music?

8. When does Ammu realize there is a special bond between Velutha and her children?

9. What do the children notice in particular at the airport as they wait for Sophie Mol to arrive?

10. Why does Rahel refer to the visit of Sophie Mol as the Play?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does this last statement in the kathakali play illuminate?: "The twins--Nakula and Sahadeva--will go untouched. But Aruna--him I will make no promises about. I will kill him, or he will kill me. One of us will die."

Essay Topic 2

The phrase "Things can change in a day" is repeated throughout the novel. What things in the novel change in a day?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the significance of the Communist party to the events and themes of the novel.

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