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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Rukmani's mother upset with the choice of Nathan as Rukmani's husband?
(a) She knows that Nathan is beneath them.
(b) She does not want to let Rukmani go.
(c) She feels Nathan is an angry man.
(d) She feels Rukmani is too young for marriage.

2. Why does Kali warn Rukmani to not let her daughter start walking so early?
(a) She will get into far too much trouble.
(b) Her arms won't properly develop.
(c) Her legs will bend in.
(d) Her balance won't properly develop.

3. Rukmani and two other women take turns helping Kunthi. Why?
(a) Kunthi is quite ill.
(b) Kunthi is near the end of her pregnancy and unable to do anything for herself.
(c) Kunthi is lame and cannot walk.
(d) Kunthi refuses to care for her children.

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

5. How does Old Granny make her living?
(a) Prostitution.
(b) Selling goat's milk.
(c) Selling peanuts.
(d) Harvesting wheat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What fruit does Rukmani first grow that earns Nathan's praise?

2. What does Rukmani find while tending her small garden?

3. Why does Rukmani go into the village once or twice a week?

4. How does Nathan characterize Rukmani?

5. Who is the moneylender?

(see the answer key)

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