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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kenny recommend that Nathan needs to eat when he is ill in order to regain his strength?
(a) Butter and rice.
(b) Rice and vegetables.
(c) Milk and vegetables.
(d) Wheat and barley.

2. When the bullock drops Rukmani and Nathan off in the city, how far are they from Koil Road?
(a) One mile.
(b) Fifteen miles.
(c) Three miles.
(d) Ten miles.

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

4. Upon her return to Nathan's village, where will Rukmani live?
(a) She will live with Selvam and Ira.
(b) She will live by herself.
(c) She will live with Kunthi.
(d) She will live on their old land.

5. Who do Rukmani and Nathan share their rice with at the temple?
(a) Sacrabani.
(b) Kunthi.
(c) Puli.
(d) Ammu.

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

7. Who is Brila?
(a) The social worker who gives them shelter.
(b) The priest at the temple.
(c) The boy who leads them to the couple.
(d) The doctor their son works for.

8. How is Ira earning the money she is using to buy food for her brother?
(a) By gambling in the tavern.
(b) By teaching other villagers to read.
(c) By selling her writings.
(d) By prostituting herself.

9. What does Rukmani talk Nathan out of selling?
(a) The next season's seed.
(b) Their pots and pans.
(c) Their bullocks.
(d) Their wedding clothes.

10. As the drought continues, how much food is available for the family when Rukmani first measures it?
(a) 6 ollocks.
(b) 4 ollocks.
(c) 20 ollocks.
(d) 10 ollocks.

11. How many annas do Nathan and Rukmani earn from the overseer where they are working in the city?
(a) Eight.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Twelve.

12. How much money do Rukmani and Nathan leave the village with?
(a) Three rupees.
(b) Sixteen rupees.
(c) Twenty rupees.
(d) Ten rupees.

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

14. When Rukmani learns that her son has been killed, what does she also learn he has been accused of?
(a) Stealing wages.
(b) Stealing a bullock.
(c) Stealing rice.
(d) Stealing a calf skin.

15. In celebration of almost having enough money to return to the village, what does Rukmani buy in the city for both Puli and for her grandson?
(a) New blocks.
(b) Fried potatoes.
(c) New shirts.
(d) Dum-dum carts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 18 opens with Rukmani going into town to sell some of her vegetables. Who does she now refuse to sell to?

2. While still living in the city, who do Rukmani and Nathan entrust their money to while they go to work each day?

3. When they leave the village, who are Rukmani and Nathan planning to live with?

4. What does Rukmani tell her family regarding Puli?

5. Why does Rukmani feel some relief when her son finally dies of starvation?

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