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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. How much money do Rukmani and Nathan leave the village with?
(a) Sixteen rupees.
(b) Ten rupees.
(c) Three rupees.
(d) Twenty rupees.

2. What does Ira tell Sacrabani about his father?
(a) That he is married to another woman.
(b) That he doesn't want them.
(c) That he is dead.
(d) That he is away and will come to them when he can.

3. Why does Rukmani begin selling her vegetables to Biswas instead of to Old Granny?
(a) Old Granny doesn't buy enough to be a stable income source.
(b) Biswas pays more for her vegetables.
(c) Old Granny complains about the quality of the vegetables.
(d) Biswas's family is starving.

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

5. How is Ira earning the money she is using to buy food for her brother?
(a) By teaching other villagers to read.
(b) By selling her writings.
(c) By prostituting herself.
(d) By gambling in the tavern.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rukmani set aside at the end of every month?

2. On a good day working at their job in the city, how much money can Nathan and Rukmani earn in a single day?

3. Which of the women is thrilled that the village has gone from being a simple group of mud huts to a small town?

4. What does Old Granny die from?

5. What affliction is Ira's son born with?

(see the answer key)

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