How does Rukmani earn money to afford the trip home?
Nectar in a Sieve

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English
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10th Grade
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Hard
Sarah Williams
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
she reads and writes letters for money
she carries explosives to the directors at the quarry
she prostitutes herself
she cooks the rice to be served at the temple
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How do the people at the temple view Rukmani and Nathan when they return from Murugan's house?
they mock her and see her as a foreigner who is stealing food from them
they are saddened by Rukmani's story and share their food and money with her
they throw rocks at her and call her a liar
they tell her and Nathan to leave and find someplace else to sleep
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What are the last words Nathan speaks to Rukmani?
"You must not cry, dearest. What has to be, has to be."
"Would you hold me when my time is come? I am at peace. Do not grieve."
"...how shall I endure to live without you, who are my love and my life?"
"You are not alone. I live in my children."
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What causes Rukmani and Nathan's earnings at the quarry to decline?
the monsoon makes the gathering of the rocks more difficult
Nathan is ill and less able to do the hard, laborious work
Puli refuses to work in the rain
all of these reduces their income
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Who kills the cobra that Rukmani grabs?
Rukmani
Nathan
Kunthi
Kali
Nobody -- it gets away.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
At the beginning of Chapter 3, what does Rukmani say caused her (and Nathan, though he never mentioned it) great worry?
Their finances
Their low crop yields
Her inability to get pregnant again
Her friends ostracizing her
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the primary setting of 'Nectar in a Sieve'?
A) A bustling city
B) A rural village
C) A coastal town
D) A mountain village
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