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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 18, 19 and 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Rukmani's sons actually dies from starvation?
(a) Arjun.
(b) Thambi.
(c) Kuti.
(d) Selvam.

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

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

4. What is Rukmani doing when she first meets the other women in Nathan's village?
(a) Reading.
(b) Carrying water.
(c) Working in the fields.
(d) Laundry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When her parents restrict her freedom, what is Ira's reaction?

2. What name do Rukmani and Nathan give to their son?

3. 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?

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

5. How is Ira earning the money she is using to buy food for her brother?

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