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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 18, 19 and 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What role do Rukmani's sons play in the tannery trouble?
(a) They are the mediators.
(b) They are just workers.
(c) They are the officials' spokesmen.
(d) They are the workers' spokesmen.

2. During their conversation in the village, Biswas tells Rukmani a rumor he heard from Kunthi. What is the rumor?
(a) That Nathan is the father of Kunthi's two sons.
(b) That Ira is working as a prostitute.
(c) That Nathan is having an affair with Kali.
(d) That Kenny and Rukmani have a secret relationship.

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

4. Why are some people surprised when they look at Nathan and Rukmani's daughter?
(a) She has one arm.
(b) She is ugly.
(c) She is beautiful.
(d) She is bald.

5. Nathan hangs a garland of mango leaves across the doorway to welcome Rukmani to her new house. What do the mango leaves symbolize?
(a) Wealth and long life.
(b) Long life and happiness.
(c) Happiness and good fortune.
(d) Good fortune and many children.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Rukmani is keeping a secret from her husband. What is her secret?

3. Which of Rukmani's sons is killed at the beginning of Chapter 15?

4. When the villagers learn that Rukmani can write, there are mixed reactions. Which one of the villagers marvels at Rukmani's writing skill?

5. What affliction is Ira's son born with?

(see the answer key)

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