The God of Small Things Quizzes

The God of Small Things Quiz 1

By Tania Asnes · Edited by Adam Kissel · Last reviewed September 30, 2006

1 What town is the primary setting for the novel?

New Delhi.

Ayemenem.

Cochin.

Kottayam.
2 What is Kerala?

A state in Southern India.

A traditional South Indian form of dance.

The God of Small Things.

The name of Estha's twin sister.
3 What is notable about Roy's diction in the novel's opening?

It is incorrect grammatically.

It is overtly sensuous.

It makes words shorter than they need be.

It is subtly religious.
4 What is our first impression of the natural world in the novel?

It is sexual and rebellious.

It is completely absent.

It is quiet and fades away.

It is effectively hemmed in by society.
5 What kind of twins are Estha and Rahel?

Fraternal.

Spiritual.

Siamese.

Identical.
6 What is unique about Rahel's and Estha's relationship as children?

Rahel can read into Estha's thoughts and experiences.

Rahel is the favorite child, while Estha is shunned.

They ally with one another against Baby Kochamma.

They are separated until the age of seven.
7 What incident serves as the focal point for the rest of the story?

Sophie Mol's death.

Chacko's divorce.

Rahel's return to Ayemenem.

Estha's leaving Ayemenem.
8 How many years have elapsed since Rahel and Estha last saw each other?

None.

Seven.

Twenty-three.

Thirty-one.
9 What is unique about the ceiling of the cathedral where Sophie's funeral is held?

It is a replication of the Sistine Chapel.

It is painted in detail to look like a clear sky.

It is covered with baby bats.

It is treacherous.
10 According to Rahel, what is special about Sophie Mol at her funeral?

She is still alive.

She looks English instead of Indian.

Her body is bloated from being drowned.

She is wearing Rahel's best holiday clothes.
11 What did Ammu tell the police officer?

That Sophie Mol was buried alive.

That Rahel and Estha needed a new guardian.

That Babu beat her.

That there had been a terrible mistake.
12 What did Estha learn to do from a young age?

Go through life unnoticed.

Coerce adults into fulfulling his desires.

Read his sister's thoughts.

Make love to a woman.
13 What does Estha stop doing as a child?

Talking.

Walking alone.

Loving Ammu.

Washing his clothing.
14 What effect does Rahel's arrival in Ayemenem have on Estha?

It makes him want to run away again.

It makes him suddenly remember being molested.

It makes the noise of the world infiltrate his mind.

None of the above.
15 What did Rahel study in college?

Writing.

Communism.

Ornamental Gardening.

Architecture.
16 Why did Rahel and Larry McCaslin get divorced?

Because Larry cheated on Rahel.

Because Rahel cheated on Larry.

Because Rahel wanted to return to India.

Because of a sense of disconnection.
17 What did Baby Kochamma study in college?

Shakespeare.

Architecture.

Communism.

Ornamental Gardening.
18 Who was Father Mulligan?

The patriarch of the Syrian Christian Church.

Baby Kochamma's young uncle.

A priest who worked with Baby Kochamma's father.

A golf instructor at a nearby resort.
19 To what length did Baby Kochamma go to impress Father Mulligan?

She joined a convent.

She fasted for thirty days.

She joined the Communist Party.

She swore to convert to Christianity.
20 How does the twins' return to Ayemenem make Baby Kochamma feel?

Thrown off guard.

Anxious.

Excited.

Relieved.
21 What is Baby Kochamma's relationship to the twins?

Baby aunt.

Cousin.

Close family friend.

Baby grandaunt.
22 Who runs Paradise Pickles & Preserves at the present time?

Chacko.

Comrade Pillai.

Mammachi.

Pappachi.
23 According to Rahel, what event in the family's history began its strangeness?

Estha's molestation.

Sophie Mol's death.

Pappachi's death.

Estha's being sent to live with Babu.
24 What do Baby Kochamma and Kochu Maria have in common?

They are both Mammachi's daughters.

They both hate the twins.

They have both stolen jewels from the family safe.

They both live sedentary lives and watch television.
25 What did Estha say when he looked into the face of a "young man with an old man's mouth?"

"No."

"Yes."

"Kerala."

"Please."

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