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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. When Rukmani complains to the other women about the village's expansion and its resulting noise, Kunthi insults her. What does Kunthi call Rukmani?
(a) A scared little girl.
(b) A backward child.
(c) A village girl.
(d) An ignorant woman.

2. Rukmani and two other women take turns helping Kunthi. Why?
(a) Kunthi is quite ill.
(b) Kunthi is lame and cannot walk.
(c) Kunthi refuses to care for her children.
(d) Kunthi is near the end of her pregnancy and unable to do anything for herself.

3. Nathan hangs a garland of mango leaves across the doorway to welcome Rukmani to her new house. What do the mango leaves symbolize?
(a) Happiness and good fortune.
(b) Good fortune and many children.
(c) Long life and happiness.
(d) Wealth and long life.

4. Why does Rukmani go into the village once or twice a week?
(a) To shop.
(b) To work.
(c) To sell their rice.
(d) To meet the other women.

5. How long is Rukmani in the Nathan's village before finally meeting some of the other women?
(a) One week.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Fifteen days.
(d) Three days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the village doctor's name?

2. When Rukmani's mother is on her deathbed, who does her father send for?

3. How many older sisters does Rukmani have?

4. Why do Rukmani's parents arrange her marriage to Nathan?

5. Why is Rukmani's mother upset with the choice of Nathan as Rukmani's husband?

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