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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 28, 29 and 30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Rukmani's children is the most stubborn?
(a) Ira.
(b) Thambi.
(c) Arjun.
(d) Selvam.

2. After their first night in the city, what do Rukmani and Nathan own?
(a) Their clothes and their mats.
(b) The clothes they are wearing.
(c) Their mats, their clothes, and three rupees.
(d) Three rupees and their clothes.

3. Where is Rukmani when she meets the other women?
(a) In her home.
(b) At the brook.
(c) In the fields.
(d) In the village.

4. Before identifying the intruder in her house, what does Rukmani do?
(a) Fights with the intruder.
(b) Wakes Nathan up.
(c) Shoots the intruder.
(d) Slips out of the house until the intruder leaves.

5. During the same visit with Kenny at his house, what news does Rukmani share with Kenny?
(a) Nathan has left her.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) Ira is pregnant.
(d) Her family is starving.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is their daughter before Nathan finally starts taking an interest in her?

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

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

4. In what month is Ira married?

5. How old is Rukmani's daughter when her first son is finally born?

(see the answer key)

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