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

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

3. Why do Janaki and her husband leave the village?
(a) Her husband is opening a new shop in a neighboring village.
(b) They are evicted by their landlord.
(c) They are going to care for Janaki's ill father.
(d) Her husband's shop is forced to close.

4. In Chapter 4, what is being built in the village?
(a) A tannery.
(b) A graveyard.
(c) An inn.
(d) A temple.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Rukmani begin selling her vegetables to Biswas instead of to Old Granny?

2. Why do the village women think Kunthi is quieter and more reserved than the rest of the women?

3. Who does Rukmani trust to find a suitable husband for Ira?

4. Whose hut is completely destroyed by the monsoon?

5. How old is Ira when she is given in marriage?

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