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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. Rukmani and two other women take turns helping Kunthi. Why?
(a) Kunthi is lame and cannot walk.
(b) Kunthi is near the end of her pregnancy and unable to do anything for herself.
(c) Kunthi refuses to care for her children.
(d) Kunthi is quite ill.

2. How does Nathan characterize Rukmani?
(a) Clever.
(b) Tired.
(c) Lazy.
(d) Ignorant.

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

4. Which of the women wishes that the new company's workers will simply go away for good?
(a) Janaki.
(b) Kali.
(c) Rukmani.
(d) Kunthi.

5. As the waters rise from the monsoon rains, what does Nathan admit to his family?
(a) The hut will not survive until monsoon season ends.
(b) The new crops were not planted before the rains came.
(c) The large amounts of rain will ensure a great crop.
(d) There will not be enough to eat for the coming year.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Ira's marriage last?

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

3. Even though Rukmani has to sell her vegetables in the village, the family is still grateful. Why?

4. Whose hut is completely destroyed by the monsoon?

5. How much money is in Ira's dowry?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Old Granny die alone?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 28, Rukmani is very excited. Why?

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

4. When Arjun and Thambi return home from the tannery after Rukmani and Nathan could not find them for lunch, what do Rukmani and Nathan learn about the day's trouble?

5. When Rukmani learns that Ira is barren, what does she immediately think of?

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

7. At the beginning of Chapter 21, Rukmani says that Selvam has ceased to belong to her and Nathan. Why?

8. What does the doctor tell Rukmani and Nathan about Murugan?

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

10. Why does Rukmani's mother not approve of her learning to read and write?

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