History in the Novel
What was the bases of the economy in the village Rukmani lived in
What is Agriculture?
What does the tannery symbolize?
What is Modernization?
The main character and narrator?
Who is Rukmani?
“The winds increased, whining and howling around our hut” is an example of
What is personification?
How many sisters does Rukmani have
Three
The major Religion during this time
What is Hinduism?
The drums symbolize what for the village?
What are times of significant change?
Rukmanis husband, who is a tenant farmer?
Who is Nathan?
Foreshadowed Kunthi's blackmail
The outfit Rukmani wears on her wedding?
What is a Sari?
The year Indis gained its independence from Brittan?
What is 1947?
What does learning symbolize to Rukmani?
What is Hope?
The foreign doctor who cures Rukmanis infertility.
Who is Kenny?
“her hands kept up a slight, shuddering movement like the nervous flutter of a bee on a flower” is an example of
What is a simile?
How many children does Rukmani have in total
Six children
Where did Rukimani live
A rice patty
The river Rukmani's daughter is named after
What is the Irrawaddy River?
The Child Rukmani adopts from the city?
Who is Puli?
"nature still gave its muted message" is an example of
What is personification?
what is Ceylon?
What is the capital of India currently?
New Delhi
Rice symbolizes what?
What is life?
This Character dislikes Rukmani and tries to blackmail her?
Who is Kunthi?
"for we had woven about us a net of silence in whose meshes were precariously held our fears and our misgivings" is an example of
What is a Metaphor?
Kenny builds what in the village.
What is a hospital?