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

2. At the beginning of Chapter 4, what news does Arjun bring to the family?
(a) He is leaving the village.
(b) He is getting married.
(c) Hundreds of strange men have come into the village.
(d) His brother has been killed.

3. What do Nathan's sons do on their one day off from the tannery each week?
(a) They spend their time in the local tavern.
(b) They help their mother with household chores.
(c) They travel to the nearby village to see their friends.
(d) They work with Nathan in the fields.

4. Who does Rukmani try to sell her clothing to in order to raise enough money for rent?
(a) Kali.
(b) Kunthi.
(c) Biswas.
(d) Sivaji.

5. Why does Kunthi come Rukmani's house during the drought?
(a) She is selling some of her clothing for food.
(b) She is afraid for her sons in Ceylon.
(c) She is lonely and needs an old friend.
(d) She demands some of Rukmani's rice.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 12, the workers do something unexpected. What is it?

4. According to Kenny's plan, how long should it take to build the hospital?

5. During their conversation in the village, Biswas tells Rukmani a rumor he heard from Kunthi. What is the rumor?

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