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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. When her parents restrict her freedom, what is Ira's reaction?
(a) She complains to her parents, but stays near the hut.
(b) She sneaks into the village when her parents are in the fields.
(c) She is confused, but doesn't complain.
(d) She understands, but refuses to listen.

2. Which of Rukmani's sons marries of his own accord?
(a) Thambi.
(b) Arjun.
(c) Kuti.
(d) Murugan.

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

4. In Chapter 4, what is being built in the village?
(a) A tannery.
(b) An inn.
(c) A temple.
(d) A graveyard.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 4, what news does Arjun bring to the family?
(a) He is getting married.
(b) His brother has been killed.
(c) Hundreds of strange men have come into the village.
(d) He is leaving the village.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kenny recommend that Nathan needs to eat when he is ill in order to regain his strength?

2. When Rukmani complains to the other women about the village's expansion and its resulting noise, Kunthi insults her. What does Kunthi call Rukmani?

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

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

5. In Chapter 12, the workers do something unexpected. What is it?

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