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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one reason that Sass gives for being so resentful of Koly?
(a) She is a poor cook.
(b) She is an extra mouth to feed.
(c) Her dowry was too low.
(d) She cannot read.

2. How does the crowd react as Hari's dead body is carried past?
(a) Women moan and men stomp the ground.
(b) They make a path.
(c) They seem not to notice.
(d) They chant.

3. What best describes the mood at the Mehta home right after Hari's death?
(a) Busy from visiting mourners.
(b) Purposeful with preparations for the final spiritual meal.
(c) Quiet and tense.
(d) Painful and loud with angry voices.

4. What does Koly say she hopes will happen if she works very hard after Chandra leaves to get married?
(a) That Sassur will let her work at the school.
(b) That the Mehta's house will start to feel like a home.
(c) That Sassur will consider finding her a different husband.
(d) That Sass will start to love her a little.

5. What does Sass give Koly while they are in Vrindavan?
(a) 50 rupees.
(b) The silver earrings.
(c) An address.
(d) A name and phone number.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the rickshaw driver tell her about widows in Vrindavan?

2. How does Koly feel as she watches Chandra leave with her new husband?

3. How does Koly feel about the silver earrings after learning how her widow's pension has been used?

4. What do Koly and her mother prepare for Koly's wedding?

5. Who does Koly stay with on her first night in Vrindavan?

(see the answer key)

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