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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rukmani set aside at the end of every month?
(a) Some thread for Ira's wedding sari.
(b) Some money for Ira's dowry.
(c) Some rice to sell in the village.
(d) Some new writings to sell when money gets tight.

2. In Chapter 12, Rukmani also learns that Selvam is leaving the village. What is his new job?
(a) He is a servant.
(b) He is a farmer.
(c) He is a tannery official.
(d) He is a brick layer.

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

4. Who are among the first to work in the tannery?
(a) Janaki's two eldest sons.
(b) Kali's two eldest sons.
(c) Rukmani's two eldest sons.
(d) Kunthi's two eldest sons.

5. While the local shops struggle, one business flourishes. Which business is doing just fine?
(a) The tannery.
(b) The hospital.
(c) The tavern.
(d) The inn.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who helps Rukmani when she is in childbirth and then while she recovers from the delivery?

3. In what month is Ira married?

4. Why are some people surprised when they look at Nathan and Rukmani's daughter?

5. When Rukmani begins taking better care of herself and leaving more of the farming work to Nathan, what does she do in her spare time?

Short Essay Questions

1. After being returned to her family by her husband, how is Ira welcomed back into the family?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 2, Nathan becomes angry with Rukmani for the first time ever. Why?

3. What do both Nathan and Kenny tell Rukmani regarding Ira's child and they manner in which it was conceived?

4. After marrying Nathan and moving to his village, how does Rukmani react when she first sees her new home?

5. Why does Nathan refuse to eat any of the food that Ira brings into the house?

6. When selecting a suitable husband for Ira, Nathan and Rukmani list several requirements of the selected man. When suitable match is found, what requirements does he meet?

7. Describe the temperament of Nathan and Rukmani's daughter.

8. What does Rukmani learn from the three women she met at the river about her new home?

9. When Rukmani and Nathan meet Murugan's wife, what does she tell them?

10. When Kenny offers to help Rukmani after she confides she has no sons, what is Rukmani's initial reaction to his offer of help?

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