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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. 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 teaches the neighborhood children.
(b) She writes.
(c) She goes for long walks.
(d) She visits with Kunthi.

2. At the beginning of Chapter 5, what does Kenny do for the first time?
(a) He visits Rukmani's home.
(b) He hires Nathan as an assistant.
(c) He delivers a baby by Caesarean section.
(d) He builds a house in the village.

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

4. Rukmani and two other women take turns helping Kunthi. Why?
(a) Kunthi is quite ill.
(b) Kunthi is near the end of her pregnancy and unable to do anything for herself.
(c) Kunthi is lame and cannot walk.
(d) Kunthi refuses to care for her children.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 11, why does Nathan leave the village?
(a) He is searching for a new husband for Ira.
(b) He is searching for Arjun.
(c) He is going to the city to buy new rice seed.
(d) He is going to attend a relative's funeral.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what is being built in the village?

2. When the villagers learn that Rukmani can write, there are mixed reactions. Which one of the villagers marvels at Rukmani's writing skill?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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