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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Rukmani take Ira to see Kenny?
(a) For depression.
(b) For allergic reactions.
(c) For a high fever.
(d) For fertility treatments.

2. How much money is in Ira's dowry?
(a) One thousand rupees.
(b) Three hundred rupees.
(c) Fifty rupees.
(d) One hundred rupees.

3. What do Rukmani and her mother do whenever Rukmani travels back to her childhood home?
(a) Complain about Rukmani's living conditions.
(b) Visit the temple to pray.
(c) Laugh about Rukmani's earlier exploits.
(d) Visit with the neighbors.

4. What is Rukmani doing when she first meets the other women in Nathan's village?
(a) Laundry.
(b) Reading.
(c) Carrying water.
(d) Working in the fields.

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

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

7. How many nights does the monsoon last?
(a) Eight.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Four.
(d) Ten.

8. What does Ira wear on her wedding day?
(a) A red flower lei.
(b) Rukmani's red sari.
(c) Rukmani's purple sari.
(d) A strand of mango leaves.

9. When Rukmani becomes sick as she leaves her parents' home, what is her new husband's reaction?
(a) He yells at her.
(b) He soothes her.
(c) He returns to her parents' home.
(d) He ignores her.

10. Why do the village women think Kunthi is quieter and more reserved than the rest of the women?
(a) Kunthi is ashamed of her husband.
(b) Kunthi doesn't approve of the other women.
(c) Kunthi married beneath her.
(d) Kunthi misses her family.

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

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

13. What fruit does Rukmani first grow that earns Nathan's praise?
(a) An orange.
(b) A pumpkin.
(c) A kiwi.
(d) A mango.

14. What do Nathan and Rukmani name their daughter?
(a) Nathina.
(b) Irawaddy.
(c) Rukki.
(d) Selvam.

15. As a result of the new company moving into the village, which of the women now has a plan for her sons, as she realizes that the land cannot support all the men farming?
(a) Kali.
(b) Rukmani.
(c) Ira.
(d) Janaki.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname does Nathan call Rukmani?

2. Where is Rukmani when she meets the other women?

3. After the monsoon, rice is scarce. Who are Rukmani and Nathan forced to buy rice from?

4. When the two women meet in the village late one night, what does Kunthi accuse Rukmani of?

5. How old is Ira when she is given in marriage?

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