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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 12, Rukmani also learns that Selvam is leaving the village. What is his new job?
(a) He is a tannery official.
(b) He is a brick layer.
(c) He is a servant.
(d) He is a farmer.

2. Who is the moneylender?
(a) Kali.
(b) Janaki.
(c) Biswas.
(d) Hanuman.

3. Why do some of the villagers not trust the doctor?
(a) He is very old.
(b) He is very young.
(c) He is from a rival village.
(d) He is a foreigner.

4. What does Rukmani do when she finds the creature in her garden?
(a) She feeds it.
(b) She writes about it.
(c) She kills it.
(d) She touches it.

5. 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?
(a) She writes.
(b) She visits with Kunthi.
(c) She teaches the neighborhood children.
(d) She goes for long walks.

6. How much money is in Ira's dowry?
(a) Three hundred rupees.
(b) One hundred rupees.
(c) One thousand rupees.
(d) Fifty rupees.

7. Which one of the villagers is scornful of Rukmani's writing skills?
(a) Biswas.
(b) Kunthi.
(c) Janaki.
(d) Kali.

8. Why does Kali warn Rukmani to not let her daughter start walking so early?
(a) Her arms won't properly develop.
(b) She will get into far too much trouble.
(c) Her legs will bend in.
(d) Her balance won't properly develop.

9. How old is Rukmani when she marries Nathan?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Twelve.

10. When the villagers learn that Rukmani can write, there are mixed reactions. Which one of the villagers marvels at Rukmani's writing skill?
(a) Kunthi.
(b) Biswas.
(c) Janaki.
(d) Kali.

11. Nathan hangs a garland of mango leaves across the doorway to welcome Rukmani to her new house. What do the mango leaves symbolize?
(a) Happiness and good fortune.
(b) Wealth and long life.
(c) Long life and happiness.
(d) Good fortune and many children.

12. 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 going to the city to buy new rice seed.
(d) He is searching for a new husband for Ira.

13. After her mother dies, the doctor asks Rukmani what is wrong. What does Rukmani reveal to the doctor?
(a) That she has no sons.
(b) That she has been ill.
(c) That her marriage is in trouble.
(d) That her mother's death could have been prevented.

14. What does Nathan do ten days after the birth of his son?
(a) Offers sacrifices to the fertility gods.
(b) Has the child circumsized.
(c) Holds a celebratory feast.
(d) Baptizes his son.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Deepavali?

3. After the marriage, Rukmani sees her new home. What is it like?

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

5. How does Rukmani address Nathan?

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