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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 8, 9, 10 and 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Rukmani set aside at the end of every month?
(a) Some rice to sell in the village.
(b) Some money for Ira's dowry.
(c) Some new writings to sell when money gets tight.
(d) Some thread for Ira's wedding sari.

3. What does Rukmani see as a positive result of the foreigners returning to the village?
(a) Ira will have many options when choosing a husband.
(b) The increased traffic in the village will lead to road improvements.
(c) The new business will create jobs to combat the high unemployment rate.
(d) She can build Ira's dowry much quicker.

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

5. What fruit does Rukmani first grow that earns Nathan's praise?
(a) A kiwi.
(b) A mango.
(c) A pumpkin.
(d) An orange.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many nights does the monsoon last?

2. What does Ira wear on her wedding day?

3. Which of Rukmani's children is the most stubborn?

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. How long does it take the construction workers to build the new establishment in Nathan's village?

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