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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. What nickname does Nathan call Rukmani?
(a) Wife.
(b) Ruku.
(c) Mani.
(d) Dear one.

2. Whose child does Rukmani help birth?
(a) Janaki's child.
(b) Kunthi's child.
(c) Biswas's child.
(d) Kali's child.

3. 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 village girl.
(b) An ignorant woman.
(c) A scared little girl.
(d) A backward child.

4. How does Rukmani address Nathan?
(a) She calls him "Sir."
(b) She calls him "Nathan."
(c) She calls him "Husband."
(d) She calls him "Master."

5. What is Rukmani doing when she first meets the other women in Nathan's village?
(a) Working in the fields.
(b) Reading.
(c) Carrying water.
(d) Laundry.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the story opens, what is Rukmani dreaming of?

2. What do Rukmani and her mother do whenever Rukmani travels back to her childhood home?

3. Why does Kali warn Rukmani to not let her daughter start walking so early?

4. Which of the women is thrilled that the village has gone from being a simple group of mud huts to a small town?

5. When Rukmani becomes sick as she leaves her parents' home, what is her new husband's reaction?

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