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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Koly and the women at the widow's home sometimes do after dinner?
(a) Tanu plays a small harp for them.
(b) Koly reads poems to them.
(c) Maa Kamala teaches them to read.
(d) They sing.

2. What does Koly think of her first job in Vrindavan?
(a) It is tedious and painful on her fingers.
(b) It is fun because she makes friends quickly.
(c) It is fun and she loses track of time.
(d) It is easy, but the smell is overwhelming.

3. How does Sass respond when Koly offers to braid her hair?
(a) She does not answer and walks away.
(b) She sighs and tells Koly that she will never replace Chandra.
(c) She says Koly is too clumsy.
(d) She nods her assent, but does not speak.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Koly see in the marketplace on her way home from the government office in Chapter 6?

2. How is Koly introduced to the people who host Hari's family in Varanasi?

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

4. How does Koly feel at Maa Kamala's home?

5. What life changing event occurs in Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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