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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who accompanies Koly to her prospective husband's home?
(a) Just her father.
(b) Her parents and brothers.
(c) Her father and her brothers.
(d) Her parents.

2. Why does Koly's father sometimes refuse payment for his work?
(a) He is being blackmailed into it.
(b) He believes it is his obligation to help the community.
(c) His clients are very poor.
(d) He is passionate about his work.

3. Why does Koly get married?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She is in love.
(c) Her family needs money.
(d) Her family mistreats her and she wants to leave.

4. Each month after Hari's death, an envelope arrives in the mail for Koly. What is it?
(a) An application for a travel document.
(b) Koly doesn't know as Sass takes it.
(c) Koly doesn't know as Sassur takes it.
(d) An application for factory work.

5. Why is a doctor called on Hari's first night in Varanasi?
(a) He has a coughing attack.
(b) To administer medicine to make him strong.
(c) To get a second opinion.
(d) He has developed a rash.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Koly's mother make money?

2. When Sass finally allows Koly to go sit with Hari, what do they do?

3. What best describes the mood at the Mehta home right after Hari's death?

4. What object of Hari's does Koly ask Sassur if she can have?

5. What financial impact would Koly's return have on her family?

(see the answer key)

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