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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. Who teaches Rukmani to read and write?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her teacher.

2. As the story opens, what is Rukmani dreaming of?
(a) Moving back to the city.
(b) Seeing her new grandchildren.
(c) Nathan being with her.
(d) Ira's upcoming wedding.

3. What do Nathan and Rukmani name their daughter?
(a) Rukki.
(b) Selvam.
(c) Nathina.
(d) Irawaddy.

4. Why do Janaki and her husband leave the village?
(a) Her husband is opening a new shop in a neighboring village.
(b) Her husband's shop is forced to close.
(c) They are going to care for Janaki's ill father.
(d) They are evicted by their landlord.

5. What do Rukmani and her mother do whenever Rukmani travels back to her childhood home?
(a) Laugh about Rukmani's earlier exploits.
(b) Visit with the neighbors.
(c) Complain about Rukmani's living conditions.
(d) Visit the temple to pray.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose hut is completely destroyed by the monsoon?

2. Ira's husband wants to divorce Ira. Why?

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

4. When does Nathan accompany Rukmani into the village?

5. After the villagers watch the construction workers for a while, what does the overseer do?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 5 during one of Kenny's visits, he notices that Rukmani is still breast-feeding her three-year-old son. Why?

2. Why is Rukmani disappointed when she sees her first-born child?

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

4. After marrying Nathan and moving to his village, how does Rukmani react when she first sees her new home?

5. When Rukmani and Nathan meet Murugan's wife, what does she tell them?

6. When Kenny offers to help Rukmani after she confides she has no sons, what is Rukmani's initial reaction to his offer of help?

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

8. Why are Rukmani and Nathan shocked when they discover their bundles have been stolen?

9. Rukmani sells her vegetables to a Muslim woman. What is Rukmani's opinion of the Muslim women and their coverings?

10. The monsoon season strikes early. How does the village fair?

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