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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. Who does Rahel now see as an adult was the one victim of that tragic day in her childhood?

2. What tone is Chacko using as he makes introductions at the airport?

3. What are the cement kangaroos that fascinate Rahel at the airport?

4. What is the Abhilash Talkies' lobby called?

5. What is the name of Margaret Kochamma's second husband?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happy memory does Rahel come across in Estha's childhood notebook?

2. What happened to the pickle factory in the years after the tragedy?

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

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

5. Why do the children plan to use the boat by the riverside?

6. How does Rahel view her brother when she sees him for the first time in twenty-three years?

7. How does Chacko end up marrying an Englishwoman?

8. What do the twins do when they find a boat by the river?

9. What is Chacko and Margaret's story?

10. What happens after Estha boards the train to go to his father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how the theme that everything in life has its cost is shown throughout the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of Margaret and Sophie in the novel and what they represent.

Essay Topic 3

What is the symbolism of the river in the novel?

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