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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Rukmani and her mother do whenever Rukmani travels back to her childhood home?
(a) Laugh about Rukmani's earlier exploits.
(b) Visit the temple to pray.
(c) Visit with the neighbors.
(d) Complain about Rukmani's living conditions.

2. Which of the women is thrilled that the village has gone from being a simple group of mud huts to a small town?
(a) Janaki.
(b) Kunthi.
(c) Ira.
(d) Kali.

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

4. What do Nathan's sons do on their one day off from the tannery each week?
(a) They help their mother with household chores.
(b) They work with Nathan in the fields.
(c) They travel to the nearby village to see their friends.
(d) They spend their time in the local tavern.

5. Who helps Selvam obtain his new position?
(a) Biswas.
(b) Arjun.
(c) Kunthi.
(d) Kenny.

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

7. Rukmani is keeping a secret from her husband. What is her secret?
(a) She is seeing Kenny romantically.
(b) She lost a child before their son was born.
(c) She is working in the village to earn extra money.
(d) She is seeing Kenny for fertility treatments.

8. At the beginning of Chapter 5, what does Kenny do for the first time?
(a) He hires Nathan as an assistant.
(b) He delivers a baby by Caesarean section.
(c) He visits Rukmani's home.
(d) He builds a house in the village.

9. When Rukmani's mother is on her deathbed, who does her father send for?
(a) The temple priest.
(b) The village doctor.
(c) Rukmani's older sisters.
(d) The tribal chief.

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

11. 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 farmer.
(c) He is a servant.
(d) He is a brick layer.

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

13. Whose child does Rukmani help birth?
(a) Kunthi's child.
(b) Biswas's child.
(c) Kali's child.
(d) Janaki's child.

14. After the marriage, Rukmani sees her new home. What is it like?
(a) It is a two-room, brick house.
(b) It is a two-room, mud hut.
(c) It is a four-bedroom house.
(d) It is a straw lean-to.

15. After the monsoon, what does the family gather when they drain the rice terraces?
(a) Worms.
(b) Leaves for the roof repairs.
(c) Fish.
(d) Fresh soil.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Rukmani's mother upset with the choice of Nathan as Rukmani's husband?

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

3. What is the roof on Nathan's hut made from?

4. How long does it take the construction workers to build the new establishment in Nathan's village?

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

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