Pls help Question 16 (5 points)

In the excerpt from Kamala Markandaya's Nectar in a Sieve, Rukmani is conflicted over the .
Question 16 options:

Modernization of her traditional village

Death of her mother as a result of receiving medical treatment from Kenny

Refuse of her husband to allow her to receive medical treatment from Kenny

Elevation of her father from poor villager to local headman
Question 17 (5 points)

When Rukmani realizes that she must sell her vegetables to Biswas, the moneylender, rather than to Old Granny, she demonstrates her acceptance of the need to be .
Question 17 options:

Practical

Suspicious

Callous

Sentimental

Read this excerpt from "edward jenner and the history of smallpox and vaccination.” smallpox was introduced to europe sometime between the fifth and seventh centuries and was frequently epidemic during the middle ages. the disease greatly affected the development of western civilization. the first stages of the decline of the roman empire (ad 108) coincided with a large-scale epidemic: the plague of antonine, which accounted for the deaths of almost 7 million people. the arab expansion, the crusades, and the discovery of the west indies all contributed to the spread of the disease. unknown in the new world, smallpox was introduced by the spanish and portuguese conquistadors. the disease decimated the local population and was instrumental in the fall of the empires of the aztecs and the incas. similarly, on the eastern coast of north america, the disease was introduced by the early settlers and led to a decline in the native population. before it reached the new world, smallpox played a role in