Lesson 4.2.2.11

4.2.2.11 The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy Quiz: AQA English Literature, Unit 2

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The 20 questions

  1. In which Indian state is The God of Small Things set?

    • Kerala
    • Tamil Nadu
    • Goa
    • Punjab

  2. Who are the fraternal twins at the centre of the novel?

    • Estha and Velutha
    • Rahel and Sophie
    • Ammu and Chacko
    • Rahel and Estha

  3. Which major literary prize was awarded to The God of Small Things in 1997?

    • Pulitzer Prize
    • Costa Award
    • Booker Prize
    • Women's Prize

  4. Between which two years does the novel's non-linear narrative mainly move?

    • 1969 and 1993
    • 1947 and 1971
    • 1956 and 1984
    • 1962 and 1990

  5. What is Velutha's profession in The God of Small Things?

    • Carpenter
    • Factory manager
    • Fisherman
    • Police officer

  6. Who drowns in the river Meenachal, setting off the central tragedy of the novel?

    • Chacko
    • Sophie Mol
    • Rahel
    • Velutha

  7. What is the name of the Ipe family's pickle business in Ayemenem?

    • Kerala Choice
    • Ayemenem Preserves
    • Paradise Pickles
    • Spice Garden Pickles

  8. Which character is Ammu's older brother and a central figure in the family's business?

    • Chacko
    • Velutha
    • Mammachi
    • Baby Kochamma

  9. How does Velutha die after being falsely accused of kidnapping?

    • Beaten by police
    • Executed in prison
    • Drowns in river
    • Shot by Mammachi

  10. Which character plays the violin and is the twins' grandmother?

    • Baby Kochamma
    • Margaret Kochamma
    • Ammu
    • Mammachi

  11. Which character is Ammu's aunt, a bitter and manipulative figure who seeks to protect the family's reputation?

    • Sophie Mol
    • Mammachi
    • Velutha
    • Baby Kochamma

  12. Who is Sophie Mol's mother, the former English wife of Chacko?

    • Baby Kochamma
    • Margaret Kochamma
    • Ammu
    • Mammachi

  13. Which phrase in the novel describes unwritten social rules deciding who may be loved and how much?

    • The Pickle Statutes
    • The Love Laws
    • The Ayemenem Codes
    • The Caste Ordinances

  14. Between which two main years does the narrative structure of The God of Small Things shift?

    • 1958 and 1980
    • 1947 and 1975
    • 1969 and 1993
    • 1975 and 2000

  15. Which caste status makes Velutha's relationship with Ammu socially transgressive?

    • Kshatriya
    • Syrian Christian
    • Brahmin
    • Paravan

  16. Which institution in the novel acts primarily to enforce rigid caste hierarchies?

    • The communist party
    • The judiciary
    • The press
    • The police

  17. Who is given the title of 'The God of Small Things' in the novel?

    • Velutha
    • Rahel
    • Kochamma
    • Estha

  18. Which group of people is Velutha part of, marking him as untouchable in the novel?

    • The Paravans
    • The Syrian Christians
    • The Kathakali dancers
    • The Marxist unionists

  19. Which central relationship forms the ultimate social taboo driving the plot of the novel?

    • Rahel and Estha
    • Ammu and Velutha
    • Baby and Kochu
    • Mammachi and Pappachi

  20. Through whose twin perspectives are the childhood events in 1969 primarily filtered?

    • Sophie and Rahel
    • Ammu and Chacko
    • Estha and Rahel
    • Velutha and Estha

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