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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a charpoy?
(a) A sari.
(b) A bed.
(c) A hat.
(d) A drink.

2. Who does Koly see at the train station when she returns a week after being abandoned by Sass?
(a) Sass.
(b) The rickshaw driver.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Mr. Lal and his wife.

3. What does Sass give to Koly after Hari's death?
(a) A white cotton sari.
(b) A train ticket.
(c) Money.
(d) A black cotton sari.

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

5. Who is Maa Kamala?
(a) Koly's roommate.
(b) The rickshaw driver's aunt.
(c) The woman who runs a widow's home.
(d) The woman who sells marigold garlands.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Koly of Hari's death?

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

3. What does Koly discover about her widow's pension that makes her angry?

4. Why does Sassur stop reading Tagore's poems after Chandra is gone?

5. Why does the local healer come to see Hari the night before his trip?

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