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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Rukmani doing when she first meets the other women in Nathan's village?
(a) Reading.
(b) Working in the fields.
(c) Carrying water.
(d) Laundry.

2. When the villagers learn that Rukmani can write, there are mixed reactions. Which one of the villagers marvels at Rukmani's writing skill?
(a) Janaki.
(b) Kali.
(c) Biswas.
(d) Kunthi.

3. Why do some of the villagers not trust the doctor?
(a) He is very old.
(b) He is a foreigner.
(c) He is very young.
(d) He is from a rival village.

4. After the marriage, Rukmani sees her new home. What is it like?
(a) It is a two-room, brick house.
(b) It is a two-room, mud hut.
(c) It is a four-bedroom house.
(d) It is a straw lean-to.

5. When Rukmani complains to the other women about the village's expansion and its resulting noise, Kunthi insults her. What does Kunthi call Rukmani?
(a) A backward child.
(b) A scared little girl.
(c) A village girl.
(d) An ignorant woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is Rukmani away from the house while helping the woman in labor?

2. What does Rukmani find while tending her small garden?

3. Which of the women wishes that the new company's workers will simply go away for good?

4. How old is Rukmani's daughter when her first son is finally born?

5. Rukmani and two other women take turns helping Kunthi. Why?

(see the answer key)

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