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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 is the moneylender?
(a) Kali.
(b) Hanuman.
(c) Biswas.
(d) Janaki.

2. At the beginning of Chapter 5, what does Kenny do for the first time?
(a) He delivers a baby by Caesarean section.
(b) He visits Rukmani's home.
(c) He hires Nathan as an assistant.
(d) He builds a house in the village.

3. When Rukmani's mother is on her deathbed, who does her father send for?
(a) The tribal chief.
(b) The village doctor.
(c) Rukmani's older sisters.
(d) The temple priest.

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

5. Why does Rukmani take Ira to see Kenny?
(a) For allergic reactions.
(b) For a high fever.
(c) For fertility treatments.
(d) For depression.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname does Nathan call Rukmani?

2. How does Old Granny make her living?

3. What does Ira wear on her wedding day?

4. Arjun and Thambi leave the village to work in Ceylon. Where are they working?

5. What do Rukmani and her mother do whenever Rukmani travels back to her childhood home?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Chapter 3 opens with the village women insisting Rukmani not worry about something. What is she worried about and why?

4. Why does Selvam's decision to work with Kenny disappoint Nathan?

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

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

7. Why do the villagers travel to Rukmani's home to see Ira's new child?

8. What is a negative consequence of the construction workers suddenly appearing in the village?

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

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

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