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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 21, 22 and 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What role do Rukmani's sons play in the tannery trouble?
(a) They are the workers' spokesmen.
(b) They are the officials' spokesmen.
(c) They are the mediators.
(d) They are just workers.

2. When does Nathan accompany Rukmani into the village?
(a) When Nathan has business to conduct.
(b) When there is no work to do on the farm.
(c) When Rukmani asks him to come with her.
(d) When Nathan needs to visit the doctor.

3. What does Kenny recommend that Nathan needs to eat when he is ill in order to regain his strength?
(a) Milk and vegetables.
(b) Wheat and barley.
(c) Rice and vegetables.
(d) Butter and rice.

4. According to Kenny's plan, how long should it take to build the hospital?
(a) One year.
(b) Twenty-seven months.
(c) Ten months.
(d) Three years.

5. Shortly after Sacrabani's birth, something happens to Nathan for the first time. What is it?
(a) Nathan falls ill.
(b) Nathan leaves Rukmani.
(c) Nathan quits farming.
(d) Nathan works at the tannery.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 23, Sivaji returns to the farm. What news does he bring to Nathan and Rukmani?

2. What does Old Granny die from?

3. After the villagers watch the construction workers for a while, what does the overseer do?

4. Why does Nathan accept the decision of his sons to leave for Ceylon?

5. During the construction of the hospital, what becomes Kenny's most frequent saying?

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