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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the village women think Kunthi is quieter and more reserved than the rest of the women?
(a) Kunthi is ashamed of her husband.
(b) Kunthi married beneath her.
(c) Kunthi misses her family.
(d) Kunthi doesn't approve of the other women.

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

3. How long is Rukmani in the Nathan's village before finally meeting some of the other women?
(a) Fifteen days.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Three days.
(d) One week.

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

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

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

7. In what month is Ira married?
(a) April.
(b) October.
(c) June.
(d) August.

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

9. After the villagers watch the construction workers for a while, what does the overseer do?
(a) Requests food and drink for his men.
(b) Invites them to work.
(c) Thanks the villagers for being so welcoming.
(d) Tells the villagers to go home.

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

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

12. How old is Rukmani's daughter when her first son is finally born?
(a) Ten.
(b) Three.
(c) Seven.
(d) Five.

13. How many older sisters does Rukmani have?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

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

15. What is Deepavali?
(a) The Festival of Lights.
(b) The celebration of the village's settlement.
(c) The temple's most holy day.
(d) The anniversary of the tannery's opening.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name do Rukmani and Nathan give to their son?

2. What does Nathan do ten days after the birth of his son?

3. What is Rukmani doing when she first meets the other women in Nathan's village?

4. When the two women meet in the village late one night, what does Kunthi accuse Rukmani of?

5. What does Rukmani see as a positive result of the foreigners returning to the village?

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