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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Rukmani learns that her son has been killed, what does she also learn he has been accused of?
(a) Stealing a calf skin.
(b) Stealing rice.
(c) Stealing wages.
(d) Stealing a bullock.

2. Where do Rukmani and Nathan go after leaving the doctor's house?
(a) To their village.
(b) To the temple.
(c) To the market.
(d) To the Collector's house.

3. How many annas do Nathan and Rukmani earn from the overseer where they are working in the city?
(a) Eight.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Twelve.

4. Which of Rukmani's children is most in danger of dying from starvation?
(a) Arjun.
(b) Ira.
(c) Kuti.
(d) Selvam.

5. In Chapter 23, Sivaji returns to the farm. What news does he bring to Nathan and Rukmani?
(a) The rent is being increased.
(b) The landowner is coming to the village himself.
(c) The new crop will be wheat, not rice.
(d) The land is being sold.

6. Who comes to the farm to collect the rent?
(a) Biswas.
(b) Kunthi.
(c) Sivaji.
(d) Janaki.

7. When they leave the village, who are Rukmani and Nathan planning to live with?
(a) Arjun.
(b) Kenny.
(c) Murugan.
(d) Thambi.

8. What is the name of Murugan's wife?
(a) Janaki.
(b) Kali.
(c) Kambi.
(d) Ammu.

9. While still living in the city, who do Rukmani and Nathan entrust their money to while they go to work each day?
(a) Ammu.
(b) Janaki.
(c) Puli.
(d) The overseer.

10. When Rukmani goes into the village to sell her vegetables, what does Biswas tell Rukmani?
(a) That Kenny has returned.
(b) That her sons are returning from Ceylon.
(c) That she owes him money.
(d) That he owes her money.

11. Where is Nathan when he dies?
(a) In his village.
(b) In the temple.
(c) On the side of the road.
(d) On an oxen cart.

12. Who is Brila?
(a) The doctor their son works for.
(b) The boy who leads them to the couple.
(c) The social worker who gives them shelter.
(d) The priest at the temple.

13. After their first night in the city, what do Rukmani and Nathan own?
(a) Their clothes and their mats.
(b) The clothes they are wearing.
(c) Their mats, their clothes, and three rupees.
(d) Three rupees and their clothes.

14. Where is Old Granny's body found?
(a) In the temple.
(b) In the rice paddy.
(c) In her home.
(d) In the street.

15. When Rukmani goes to Kenny's house to visit with him in Chapter 18, what news does Rukmani learn?
(a) He will be staying in the village for good.
(b) He is a grandfather.
(c) He will no longer be practicing medicine.
(d) His wife has left him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Shortly after Sacrabani's birth, something happens to Nathan for the first time. What is it?

2. What does Rukmani use for the first time at the doctor's house?

3. One night, Rukmani awakens to hear footsteps in her house. Who does Rukmani fear is in her house?

4. During which season is Ira's child born?

5. Nathan falls ill while he and Rukmani are in the city. What is his illness?

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