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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Rukmani turns in her stones and has been paid, she notices a group of people on the side of the road. Why have the people stopped?
(a) The road has given way.
(b) Nathan has fallen.
(c) A cart is stuck in the mud.
(d) The rocks have slid into the road.

2. Where is Nathan when he dies?
(a) In his village.
(b) On an oxen cart.
(c) In the temple.
(d) On the side of the road.

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

4. At the beginning of Chapter 17, Nathan and Rukmani harvest their crop. What kind of harvest do they have?
(a) The harvest is meager.
(b) The harvest is enough to pay their rent, but with nothing left over.
(c) The harvest is mostly destroyed by another monsoon.
(d) The harvest is more than enough to pay what they owe.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ira tell Sacrabani about his father?

2. While trying to raise money for the rent, how much money does Rukmani sell her clothing for?

3. During the same visit with Kenny at his house, what news does Rukmani share with Kenny?

4. Who, besides his mother, accepts Sacrabani unconditionally?

5. Who is Puli?

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