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

2. What does Rukmani do when she finds the creature in her garden?
(a) She touches it.
(b) She writes about it.
(c) She kills it.
(d) She feeds it.

3. What does Nathan do ten days after the birth of his son?
(a) Holds a celebratory feast.
(b) Offers sacrifices to the fertility gods.
(c) Baptizes his son.
(d) Has the child circumsized.

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

5. At the beginning of Chapter 4, what news does Arjun bring to the family?
(a) He is leaving the village.
(b) He is getting married.
(c) Hundreds of strange men have come into the village.
(d) His brother has been killed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose child does Rukmani help birth?

2. As a result of the new company moving into the village, which of the women now has a plan for her sons, as she realizes that the land cannot support all the men farming?

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

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

5. After her mother dies, the doctor asks Rukmani what is wrong. What does Rukmani reveal to the doctor?

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