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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Rukmani find while tending her small garden?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) A spider.
(c) A cobra.
(d) A rat.

3. What does Rukmani do when she finds the creature in her garden?
(a) She feeds it.
(b) She touches it.
(c) She writes about it.
(d) She kills it.

4. Why does Rukmani begin selling her vegetables to Biswas instead of to Old Granny?
(a) Biswas's family is starving.
(b) Old Granny doesn't buy enough to be a stable income source.
(c) Old Granny complains about the quality of the vegetables.
(d) Biswas pays more for her vegetables.

5. What does Nathan do ten days after the birth of his son?
(a) Holds a celebratory feast.
(b) Has the child circumsized.
(c) Baptizes his son.
(d) Offers sacrifices to the fertility gods.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rukmani see as a positive result of the foreigners returning to the village?

2. What is Rukmani doing when she first meets the other women in Nathan's village?

3. How old is Rukmani when she marries Nathan?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 4, what news does Arjun bring to the family?

5. Who is the moneylender?

(see the answer key)

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