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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 28, 29 and 30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who helps Rukmani when she is in childbirth and then while she recovers from the delivery?
(a) Kunthi.
(b) Huntheri.
(c) Kali.
(d) Janaki.

2. Shortly after Sacrabani's birth, something happens to Nathan for the first time. What is it?
(a) Nathan works at the tannery.
(b) Nathan quits farming.
(c) Nathan leaves Rukmani.
(d) Nathan falls ill.

3. What do Nathan and Rukmani name their daughter?
(a) Rukki.
(b) Nathina.
(c) Irawaddy.
(d) Selvam.

4. Which of Rukmani's sons is killed at the beginning of Chapter 15?
(a) Thambi.
(b) Arjun.
(c) Kuti.
(d) Raja.

5. Chapter 18 opens with Rukmani going into town to sell some of her vegetables. Who does she now refuse to sell to?
(a) Kunthi.
(b) Biswas.
(c) Janaki.
(d) Old Granny.

Short Answer Questions

1. Nathan and Rukmani's guide tells them of a better way to earn money in the city. Where does he tell them to go?

2. Why do Rukmani's parents arrange her marriage to Nathan?

3. As a result of the new company moving into the village, which of the women now has a plan for her sons, as she realizes that the land cannot support all the men farming?

4. What does Rukmani tell her family regarding Nathan's death?

5. Where is Nathan when he dies?

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