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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What role do Rukmani's sons play in the tannery trouble?
(a) They are just workers.
(b) They are the mediators.
(c) They are the workers' spokesmen.
(d) They are the officials' spokesmen.

2. What does Ira wear on her wedding day?
(a) A red flower lei.
(b) A strand of mango leaves.
(c) Rukmani's red sari.
(d) Rukmani's purple sari.

3. Why are some people surprised when they look at Nathan and Rukmani's daughter?
(a) She is ugly.
(b) She is bald.
(c) She is beautiful.
(d) She has one arm.

4. How old is Rukmani when she marries Nathan?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Twenty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rukmani find while tending her small garden?

2. After the monsoon, rice is scarce. Who are Rukmani and Nathan forced to buy rice from?

3. Where is Rukmani when she meets the other women?

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

5. Why does Ira's husband refuse to take her back?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Rukmani begin selling her vegetables in the village?

2. In Chapter 14, why does Rukmani give Kunthi what she has demanded?

3. Why does Kenny think Selvam would be a good assistant?

4. Why does Nathan refuse to eat any of the food that Ira brings into the house?

5. Kuti's condition is improving although there still is no food. Rukmani attributes his improvement to her prayers. What is actually causing his improvement?

6. When does Rukmani realize that Nathan is sick?

7. When selecting a suitable husband for Ira, Nathan and Rukmani list several requirements of the selected man. When suitable match is found, what requirements does he meet?

8. What realization does Rukmani find ironic as she mourns for Old Granny?

9. At the end of the strike's first week, what do the tannery officials announce?

10. What is a positive consequence of the construction workers suddenly appearing in the village?

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