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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. At the beginning of Chapter 4, what news does Arjun bring to the family?
(a) He is leaving the village.
(b) His brother has been killed.
(c) He is getting married.
(d) Hundreds of strange men have come into the village.

2. In Chapter 12, the workers do something unexpected. What is it?
(a) They work for free.
(b) They strike.
(c) They stage a sit-in.
(d) They burn the tannery.

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

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

5. Right after the monsoons end, Rukmani and Nathan venture into town to purchase rice for the family. Why do they return empty handed?
(a) They don't bring enough money with them.
(b) There is no rice in the land.
(c) The store owners refuse to sell to them.
(d) The stores and shops are all closed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Rukmani's parents arrange her marriage to Nathan?

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

3. How does Nathan characterize Rukmani?

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

5. What do Nathan's sons do on their one day off from the tannery each week?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the early days of their marriage, Rukmani and Nathan feel blessed. Why?

2. 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?

3. Who are the three women that Rukmani first meets at the river shortly after arriving in Nathan's village?

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

5. Why does Arjun go to work in the tannery?

6. At the beginning of Chapter 2, Nathan becomes angry with Rukmani for the first time ever. Why?

7. What deal is struck between the landlord's assistant and Nathan?

8. Rukmani muses that her husband is indeed a patient man for putting up with her in the early days of her marriage. Why does she feel this way?

9. Where do Rukmani and Nathan find shelter the first night in the city? Why are they directed there?

10. On his deathbed, what does Nathan tell Rukmani to comfort her?

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