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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 24 and 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Nathan and Rukmani raise the rent money they must pay?
(a) They teach other villagers to read and write.
(b) They sell some of their belongings.
(c) They go to work at the tannery.
(d) They sell the rest of the rice they were holding in reserves.

2. After the monsoon, rice is scarce. Who are Rukmani and Nathan forced to buy rice from?
(a) Biswas.
(b) Janaki.
(c) Kunthi.
(d) Hanuman.

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

4. What is the result of the strike for Arjun and Thambi?
(a) They are promoted.
(b) They receive longer breaks.
(c) They receive higher wages.
(d) They lose their jobs.

5. Rukmani is keeping a secret from her husband. What is her secret?
(a) She is seeing Kenny for fertility treatments.
(b) She is seeing Kenny romantically.
(c) She is working in the village to earn extra money.
(d) She lost a child before their son was born.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Rukmani when she meets the other women?

2. Which one of Nathan's sons has no skill for farming?

3. When the villagers learn that Rukmani can write, there are mixed reactions. Which one of the villagers marvels at Rukmani's writing skill?

4. Which of Rukmani's children is most in danger of dying from starvation?

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

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