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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 24 and 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Old Granny die from?
(a) A fall.
(b) Infection.
(c) Starvation.
(d) A beating .

2. How old is Ira when she is given in marriage?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Sixteen.

3. Why does Nathan accept the decision of his sons to leave for Ceylon?
(a) Nathan cannot afford to keep feeding his sons.
(b) They have been nothing but trouble since starting work at the tannery.
(c) They are paying Nathan to let them go.
(d) They are men now and have made their decision.

4. Before identifying the intruder in her house, what does Rukmani do?
(a) Fights with the intruder.
(b) Slips out of the house until the intruder leaves.
(c) Wakes Nathan up.
(d) Shoots the intruder.

5. What does Ira wear on her wedding day?
(a) A red flower lei.
(b) Rukmani's red sari.
(c) Rukmani's purple sari.
(d) A strand of mango leaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the drought continues, how much food is available for the family when Rukmani first measures it?

2. What do the Arjun and Thambi do with their wages each week?

3. What role do Rukmani's sons play in the tannery trouble?

4. What is Rukmani doing when she first meets the other women in Nathan's village?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 11, why does Nathan leave the village?

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