Nectar in a Sieve

Nectar in a Sieve

10th Grade

25 Qs

quiz-placeholder

Similar activities

Euphemisms & Oxymorons

Euphemisms & Oxymorons

9th - 12th Grade

20 Qs

Macbeth ACT I SAT Vocabulary

Macbeth ACT I SAT Vocabulary

9th - 12th Grade

20 Qs

To Kill a Mockingbird (chapters 1-9)

To Kill a Mockingbird (chapters 1-9)

6th - 12th Grade

25 Qs

To Kill a Mockingbird Part 1 Review

To Kill a Mockingbird Part 1 Review

10th Grade

25 Qs

Part of speech

Part of speech

10th Grade

20 Qs

Fahrenheit 451: Part 2 Quiz

Fahrenheit 451: Part 2 Quiz

9th - 12th Grade

21 Qs

TKAM Ch. 1-6

TKAM Ch. 1-6

9th - 12th Grade

20 Qs

TKAM chapter 7-10 quiz

TKAM chapter 7-10 quiz

9th - 10th Grade

20 Qs

Nectar in a Sieve

Nectar in a Sieve

Assessment

Quiz

English

10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Sarah Williams

FREE Resource

25 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How does Rukmani earn money to afford the trip home?

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

Create a free account and access millions of resources

Create resources
Host any resource
Get auto-graded reports
or continue with
Microsoft
Apple
Others
By signing up, you agree to our Terms of Service & Privacy Policy
Already have an account?