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

2. Who teaches Rukmani to read and write?
(a) Her teacher.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her father.

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

4. What name do Rukmani and Nathan give to their son?
(a) Arjun.
(b) Nathanson.
(c) Kennington.
(d) Biswas.

5. When Rukmani begins taking better care of herself and leaving more of the farming work to Nathan, what does she do in her spare time?
(a) She visits with Kunthi.
(b) She writes.
(c) She goes for long walks.
(d) She teaches the neighborhood children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname does Nathan call Rukmani?

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

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

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

5. What does Rukmani find while tending her small garden?

(see the answer key)

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