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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. Which of the women is thrilled that the village has gone from being a simple group of mud huts to a small town?
(a) Kali.
(b) Kunthi.
(c) Janaki.
(d) Ira.

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

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

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

5. Who believes that most of the troubles at the tannery--and indeed in the world--are a result of the education learned through books?
(a) Rukmani.
(b) Selvam.
(c) Kali.
(d) Kunthi.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Arjun and Thambi leave the village to work in Ceylon. Where are they working?

3. When does Nathan accompany Rukmani into the village?

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

5. Which of Rukmani's sons marries of his own accord?

(see the answer key)

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