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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. How old is Ira when she is given in marriage?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Sixteen.
2. What do Nathan and Rukmani name their daughter?
(a) Irawaddy.
(b) Nathina.
(c) Rukki.
(d) Selvam.
3. Which of the women wishes that the new company's workers will simply go away for good?
(a) Kali.
(b) Kunthi.
(c) Janaki.
(d) Rukmani.
4. In Chapter 12, Rukmani also learns that Selvam is leaving the village. What is his new job?
(a) He is a farmer.
(b) He is a brick layer.
(c) He is a tannery official.
(d) He is a servant.
5. What fruit does Rukmani first grow that earns Nathan's praise?
(a) A pumpkin.
(b) A mango.
(c) A kiwi.
(d) An orange.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is the moneylender?
2. Whose hut is completely destroyed by the monsoon?
3. Arjun and Thambi leave the village to work in Ceylon. Where are they working?
4. Where is Rukmani when she meets the other women?
5. What do the Arjun and Thambi do with their wages each week?
Short Essay Questions
1. At the end of the strike's first week, what do the tannery officials announce?
2. Why do Rukmani and Nathan not immediately return to their village after learning that Murugan cannot be found?
3. The monsoon season strikes early. How does the village fair?
4. What realization does Rukmani find ironic as she mourns for Old Granny?
5. Why does Rukmani's mother not approve of her learning to read and write?
6. When Rukmani learns that Ira is barren, what does she immediately think of?
7. After marrying Nathan and moving to his village, how does Rukmani react when she first sees her new home?
8. Why does Old Granny die alone?
9. What does Rukmani learn from the three women she met at the river about her new home?
10. When Kenny offers to help Rukmani after she confides she has no sons, what is Rukmani's initial reaction to his offer of help?
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