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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the stray dog in Chapter 6?
(a) Sass chases it away.
(b) It is hit by a rickshaw and dies.
(c) Koly trains it and they make money in the marketplace.
(d) It has pups that Koly sells for money.

2. Who gives Tanu and Koly the beads to make into bangles?
(a) Maa Kamala.
(b) The jewelry vendor at the marketplace.
(c) The benefactor at the widow's home.
(d) Raji.

3. How does Koly begin to help Raji after he hears her read the poem of the homeless bird?
(a) By teaching him to read.
(b) By helping him in his garden.
(c) By helping keep track of his worker's hours.
(d) By giving him food.

4. How is Hari's body prepared for its final trip to the Ganges after his death?
(a) It is blessed with scented oils and left naked.
(b) His toes and fingers are tied together.
(c) It is wrapped in clothes and covered in marigolds.
(d) It is painted with bright dyes to guide his spirit.

5. What does Chandra ask Koly to do before the family leaves for Varanasi?
(a) Put a marigold garland on Hari if he dies.
(b) Bring her back some water from the river.
(c) Let her keep the silver earrings if Hari dies.
(d) Give him some honey when Sass is not looking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Koly do each morning after Chandra is gone?

2. Why does Raji tell Koly he is living in the city?

3. What does Koly say she hopes will happen if she works very hard after Chandra leaves to get married?

4. How is Hari taken to the river?

5. What happens to the food in the Mehta household as Sass eats less and less?

(see the answer key)

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