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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 13 and 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who helps Rukmani when she is in childbirth and then while she recovers from the delivery?
(a) Janaki.
(b) Kali.
(c) Kunthi.
(d) Huntheri.

2. How old is Ira when she is given in marriage?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Sixteen.

3. What do Nathan's sons do on their one day off from the tannery each week?
(a) They spend their time in the local tavern.
(b) They work with Nathan in the fields.
(c) They help their mother with household chores.
(d) They travel to the nearby village to see their friends.

4. How much money is in Ira's dowry?
(a) One hundred rupees.
(b) Fifty rupees.
(c) Three hundred rupees.
(d) One thousand rupees.

5. After the villagers watch the construction workers for a while, what does the overseer do?
(a) Requests food and drink for his men.
(b) Tells the villagers to go home.
(c) Invites them to work.
(d) Thanks the villagers for being so welcoming.

Short Answer Questions

1. After learning that Nathan killed a cobra, Kali disagrees with his action. Why?

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

3. What does Rukmani talk Nathan out of selling?

4. What does Rukmani see as a positive result of the foreigners returning to the village?

5. What do the Arjun and Thambi do with their wages each week?

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