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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. After the monsoon, rice is scarce. Who are Rukmani and Nathan forced to buy rice from?
(a) Biswas.
(b) Kunthi.
(c) Hanuman.
(d) Janaki.

2. When the two women meet in the village late one night, what does Kunthi accuse Rukmani of?
(a) Flirting with Kunthi's husband.
(b) Stealing from the white men.
(c) Having an affair with Kennington.
(d) Not being a proper wife.

3. In what month is Ira married?
(a) October.
(b) June.
(c) April.
(d) August.

4. How does Rukmani address Nathan?
(a) She calls him "Sir."
(b) She calls him "Husband."
(c) She calls him "Nathan."
(d) She calls him "Master."

5. What is Deepavali?
(a) The temple's most holy day.
(b) The celebration of the village's settlement.
(c) The Festival of Lights.
(d) The anniversary of the tannery's opening.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the roof on Nathan's hut made from?

2. Why does Rukmani take Ira to see Kenny?

3. Whose child does Rukmani help birth?

4. What do Nathan's sons do on their one day off from the tannery each week?

5. When Rukmani complains to the other women about the village's expansion and its resulting noise, Kunthi insults her. What does Kunthi call Rukmani?

Short Essay Questions

1. The farmers gather dung from their fields early each morning. What is the dung used for?

2. Why does Arjun go to work in the tannery?

3. How does Rukmani learn that there is trouble at the tannery?

4. Why does Rukmani's mother not approve of her learning to read and write?

5. Why does Selvam's decision to work with Kenny disappoint Nathan?

6. Why is Sacrabani isolated from the other children?

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

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

9. Rukmani sells her vegetables to a Muslim woman. What is Rukmani's opinion of the Muslim women and their coverings?

10. Why does Rukmani feel ashamed after learning from the three women at the river about her new home?

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