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

2. How far have the construction workers traveled to reach the village?
(a) Seventy kilometers.
(b) Three days.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) One hundred miles.

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

4. How old is their daughter before Nathan finally starts taking an interest in her?
(a) Ten months.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Three years.
(d) Twelve weeks.

5. How does Nathan characterize Rukmani?
(a) Tired.
(b) Ignorant.
(c) Clever.
(d) Lazy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rukmani address Nathan?

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. What does Rukmani find while tending her small garden?

4. When her parents restrict her freedom, what is Ira's reaction?

5. Why are some people surprised when they look at Nathan and Rukmani's daughter?

(see the answer key)

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