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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When the two women meet in the village late one night, what does Kunthi accuse Rukmani of?
(a) Not being a proper wife.
(b) Stealing from the white men.
(c) Having an affair with Kennington.
(d) Flirting with Kunthi's husband.

3. While the local shops struggle, one business flourishes. Which business is doing just fine?
(a) The tavern.
(b) The tannery.
(c) The hospital.
(d) The inn.

4. After learning that Nathan killed a cobra, Kali disagrees with his action. Why?
(a) Kali believes that cobras are sacred.
(b) Kali belives that killed cobras are reincarnated as evil people.
(c) Cobras are good luck.
(d) Cobras are territorial and now many more will come to the garden.

5. Whose hut is completely destroyed by the monsoon?
(a) Kenny's hut.
(b) Kali's hut.
(c) Rukmani's hut.
(d) Kunthi's hut.

6. When Rukmani becomes sick as she leaves her parents' home, what is her new husband's reaction?
(a) He yells at her.
(b) He ignores her.
(c) He soothes her.
(d) He returns to her parents' home.

7. How far have the construction workers traveled to reach the village?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Three days.
(c) One hundred miles.
(d) Seventy kilometers.

8. What do the Arjun and Thambi do with their wages each week?
(a) They spend it in the local tavern.
(b) They waste it gambling.
(c) The give their wages to Rukmani.
(d) They save their wages for Ira's dowry.

9. What is the roof on Nathan's hut made from?
(a) Rice leaves.
(b) Dried wheat shafts.
(c) Coconut fronds.
(d) Bamboo shoots.

10. Which of Rukmani's sons always has a book or two nearby and has learned to read and write to a far greater level that what his mother taught him?
(a) Selvam.
(b) Arjun.
(c) Irawaddy.
(d) Thambi.

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

12. After the monsoon, rice is scarce. Who are Rukmani and Nathan forced to buy rice from?
(a) Hanuman.
(b) Kunthi.
(c) Biswas.
(d) Janaki.

13. Why do Janaki and her husband leave the village?
(a) Her husband's shop is forced to close.
(b) They are evicted by their landlord.
(c) They are going to care for Janaki's ill father.
(d) Her husband is opening a new shop in a neighboring village.

14. What is the result of the strike for Arjun and Thambi?
(a) They receive longer breaks.
(b) They lose their jobs.
(c) They receive higher wages.
(d) They are promoted.

15. How long is Rukmani away from the house while helping the woman in labor?
(a) Two days.
(b) Four hours.
(c) Fifteen hours.
(d) One day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Nathan's sons do on their one day off from the tannery each week?

2. How much money is in Ira's dowry?

3. When Rukmani complains to the other women about the village's expansion and its resulting noise, Kunthi insults her. What does Kunthi call Rukmani?

4. Which one of the villagers is scornful of Rukmani's writing skills?

5. Why does Rukmani take Ira to see Kenny?

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