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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is true of Sassur after Chandra leaves to get married?
(a) He starts to stand up to Sass.
(b) He starts to enjoy his work.
(c) He gets the same illness that Hari had.
(d) He is depressed and hates his job.

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

4. What does Koly see after Hari's cremation that makes her think of him?
(a) A butterfly.
(b) A dove.
(c) A boy.
(d) A cloud.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is true of Sassur's job in Chapter 6?

2. What are some of the things that Koly does after Chandra leaves to try and please Sass?

3. What do Koly and Tanu do for work on Koly's first morning at Maa Kamala's?

4. Who meets Hari and his family in Varanasi?

5. How does Koly begin to help Raji after he hears her read the poem of the homeless bird?

(see the answer key)

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