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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are some people surprised when they look at Nathan and Rukmani's daughter?
(a) She is ugly.
(b) She has one arm.
(c) She is beautiful.
(d) She is bald.

2. How does Rukmani address Nathan?
(a) She calls him "Sir."
(b) She calls him "Master."
(c) She calls him "Nathan."
(d) She calls him "Husband."

3. Why is Rukmani's mother upset with the choice of Nathan as Rukmani's husband?
(a) She feels Nathan is an angry man.
(b) She feels Rukmani is too young for marriage.
(c) She does not want to let Rukmani go.
(d) She knows that Nathan is beneath them.

4. After learning that Nathan killed a cobra, Kali disagrees with his action. Why?
(a) Cobras are territorial and now many more will come to the garden.
(b) Kali believes that cobras are sacred.
(c) Cobras are good luck.
(d) Kali belives that killed cobras are reincarnated as evil people.

5. Who is the moneylender?
(a) Kali.
(b) Janaki.
(c) Biswas.
(d) Hanuman.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is Rukmani in the Nathan's village before finally meeting some of the other women?

2. Whose child does Rukmani help birth?

3. How old is Rukmani when she marries Nathan?

4. What is Rukmani doing when she first meets the other women in Nathan's village?

5. When Rukmani begins taking better care of herself and leaving more of the farming work to Nathan, what does she do in her spare time?

(see the answer key)

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