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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Koly go when she sneaks away from Maa Kamala's to meet Raji?
(a) To a river.
(b) To a temple.
(c) To the site of his future factory.
(d) To his stand at the market.

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

3. What best describes Koly's bandicoot?
(a) Ugly with tiny eyes and large pointed ears.
(b) Fearful and thin.
(c) Cuddly and soft with chesnut brown fur.
(d) Aggressive with an angry black stripe down its middle.

4. Who escorts Hari's body to be cremated?
(a) The Lals and the Mehtas.
(b) His parents and his wife.
(c) The men.
(d) His parents.

5. What do Koly and Tanu do for work on Koly's first morning at Maa Kamala's?
(a) They make bangles from beads.
(b) They do laundry.
(c) They embroider saris.
(d) They string marigolds for garlands.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the stray dog in Chapter 6?

2. What finally gives Koly the courage to approach the man in the government office about her pension?

3. What does Koly see being placed in the baggage car of the train before they embark on their trip to Varanasi?

4. Where are Hari's ashes scattered?

5. What do Koly and her new family ride past on the train to Varanasi?

(see the answer key)

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