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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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 is near the end of her pregnancy and unable to do anything for herself.
(d) Kunthi refuses to care for her children.

3. How long is Rukmani away from the house while helping the woman in labor?
(a) One day.
(b) Two days.
(c) Fifteen hours.
(d) Four hours.

4. Who is the moneylender?
(a) Biswas.
(b) Janaki.
(c) Kali.
(d) Hanuman.

5. What does Rukmani find while tending her small garden?
(a) A cobra.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A spider.
(d) A rat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the roof on Nathan's hut made from?

2. Nathan hangs a garland of mango leaves across the doorway to welcome Rukmani to her new house. What do the mango leaves symbolize?

3. What does Rukmani do when she finds the creature in her garden?

4. How many older sisters does Rukmani have?

5. Why does Rukmani go into the village once or twice a week?

(see the answer key)

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