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

2. Where does Rahel tell Velutha she saw him in Cochin the day before Sophie Mol arrived?

3. Pappachi is the son of a reverend who founds a school for the _____________.

4. What is the Abhilash Talkies' lobby called?

5. What subject does Baby Kochamma bring up at the airport to try to impress Sophie Mol?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Baby Kochamma?

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

3. Why does Baby Kochamma force Ammu to leave the house?

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

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

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

7. What happens when Sophie Mol and Margaret arrive at the airport?

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

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

10. What happens after Rahel and Estha see the Kathakali?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the reaction the family has to Ammu's affair versus the reaction they have to Sophie's drowning. Why is one more important to the family?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following statement: "...it really began in the days when the Love Laws were made. The laws that lay down who should be loved, and how. And how much." What were the Love Laws and which ones were broken in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Why do the twins consider how much they are loved, whom they love, and who loves them? What are the roots of this deep-seeded need and how is it shown throughout the novel?

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