The God of Small Things Quizzes

The God of Small Things Quiz 1

1 What town is the primary setting for the novel?
New Delhi.

Ayemenem.

Cochin.

Kottayam.
2 What is Kerala?
A traditional South Indian form of dance.

The God of Small Things.

A state in Southern India.

The name of Estha's twin sister.
3 What is notable about Roy's diction in the novel's opening?
It makes words shorter than they need be.

It is subtly religious.

It is overtly sensuous.

It is incorrect grammatically.
4 What is our first impression of the natural world in the novel?
It is completely absent.

It is sexual and rebellious.

It is effectively hemmed in by society.

It is quiet and fades away.
5 What kind of twins are Estha and Rahel?
Spiritual.

Identical.

Fraternal.

Siamese.
6 What is unique about Rahel's and Estha's relationship as children?
Rahel is the favorite child, while Estha is shunned.

Rahel can read into Estha's thoughts and experiences.

They are separated until the age of seven.

They ally with one another against Baby Kochamma.
7 What incident serves as the focal point for the rest of the story?
Estha's leaving Ayemenem.

Chacko's divorce.

Rahel's return to Ayemenem.

Sophie Mol's death.
8 How many years have elapsed since Rahel and Estha last saw each other?
Thirty-one.

Seven.

None.

Twenty-three.
9 What is unique about the ceiling of the cathedral where Sophie's funeral is held?
It is covered with baby bats.

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

It is a replication of the Sistine Chapel.

It is treacherous.
10 According to Rahel, what is special about Sophie Mol at her funeral?
Her body is bloated from being drowned.

She is still alive.

She looks English instead of Indian.

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 there had been a terrible mistake.

That Babu beat her.
12 What did Estha learn to do from a young age?
Read his sister's thoughts.

Make love to a woman.

Coerce adults into fulfulling his desires.

Go through life unnoticed.
13 What does Estha stop doing as a child?
Washing his clothing.

Loving Ammu.

Walking alone.

Talking.
14 What effect does Rahel's arrival in Ayemenem have on Estha?
It makes the noise of the world infiltrate his mind.

It makes him want to run away again.

It makes him suddenly remember being molested.

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

Architecture.

Writing.

Ornamental Gardening.
16 Why did Rahel and Larry McCaslin get divorced?
Because of a sense of disconnection.

Because Rahel cheated on Larry.

Because Rahel wanted to return to India.

Because Larry cheated on Rahel.
17 What did Baby Kochamma study in college?
Architecture.

Communism.

Shakespeare.

Ornamental Gardening.
18 Who was Father Mulligan?
A priest who worked with Baby Kochamma's father.

Baby Kochamma's young uncle.

The patriarch of the Syrian Christian Church.

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

She joined a convent.

She joined the Communist Party.

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

Excited.

Relieved.

Thrown off guard.
21 What is Baby Kochamma's relationship to the twins?
Close family friend.

Baby grandaunt.

Baby aunt.

Cousin.
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.

Estha's being sent to live with Babu.

Sophie Mol's death.

Pappachi's death.
24 What do Baby Kochamma and Kochu Maria have in common?
They both hate the twins.

They have both stolen jewels from the family safe.

They both live sedentary lives and watch television.

They are both Mammachi's daughters.
25 What did Estha say when he looked into the face of a "young man with an old man's mouth?"
"Please."

"No."

"Kerala."

"Yes."

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