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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Rukmani feel some relief when her son finally dies of starvation?
(a) Nathan will no longer blame her for their son's condition.
(b) She no longer has to care for the sick child.
(c) Ira can now sleep in her brother's bed, instead of on the floor.
(d) His struggle is now over and he is at peace.

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

3. Nathan and Rukmani's guide tells them of a better way to earn money in the city. Where does he tell them to go?
(a) To the inn.
(b) To the stone quarry.
(c) To the neighboring city.
(d) To the Collector's house.

4. What does Ira tell Sacrabani about his father?
(a) That he doesn't want them.
(b) That he is away and will come to them when he can.
(c) That he is dead.
(d) That he is married to another woman.

5. Which of Rukmani's sons is killed at the beginning of Chapter 15?
(a) Thambi.
(b) Kuti.
(c) Arjun.
(d) Raja.

6. Why does Kenny not help Rukmani when ask. him for food during the drought?
(a) He does not want to share his resources with her.
(b) He is not in the village.
(c) He does not have enough food for himself.
(d) He is helping feed the tannery workers.

7. What does Ira name her son?
(a) Kali.
(b) Keti.
(c) Sacrabani.
(d) Nathan.

8. How is Ira earning the money she is using to buy food for her brother?
(a) By prostituting herself.
(b) By selling her writings.
(c) By gambling in the tavern.
(d) By teaching other villagers to read.

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

10. What does Rukmani talk Nathan out of selling?
(a) The next season's seed.
(b) Their wedding clothes.
(c) Their pots and pans.
(d) Their bullocks.

11. Who, besides his mother, accepts Sacrabani unconditionally?
(a) Nathan.
(b) Ira.
(c) Rukmani.
(d) Selvam.

12. Who do Rukmani and Nathan share their rice with at the temple?
(a) Puli.
(b) Kunthi.
(c) Ammu.
(d) Sacrabani.

13. Why has Kenny returned to the village?
(a) To build a hospital.
(b) To care for the tannery employees.
(c) To marry Rukmani.
(d) To build a house for himself.

14. Shortly after Sacrabani's birth, something happens to Nathan for the first time. What is it?
(a) Nathan falls ill.
(b) Nathan works at the tannery.
(c) Nathan quits farming.
(d) Nathan leaves Rukmani.

15. How much money do Rukmani and Nathan leave the village with?
(a) Ten rupees.
(b) Twenty rupees.
(c) Sixteen rupees.
(d) Three rupees.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the drought continues, how much food is available for the family when Rukmani first measures it?

2. What is the name of Murugan's wife?

3. What does Kenny recommend that Nathan needs to eat when he is ill in order to regain his strength?

4. What does Rukmani tell her family regarding Puli?

5. Who believes that most of the troubles at the tannery--and indeed in the world--are a result of the education learned through books?

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