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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Sassur tell Koly immediately after she learns of Hari's death?
(a) That she will have to return home to her parents.
(b) That she would have made a good wife.
(c) That she is responsible for his death.
(d) That they should not have made her marry him.

3. 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 his stand at the market.
(d) To the site of his future factory.

4. 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 teaching him to read.
(c) By giving him food.
(d) By helping him in his garden.

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. Who meets Hari and his family in Varanasi?

2. What does Koly learn about her widow's pension when she goes to the government office in Chapter 6?

3. What is Hari given upon arriving at the place where his family stays in Varanasi?

4. What does the benefactor of the widow's home comment on when she is given a tour by Tanu and Koly?

5. What is Koly's first reaction to seeing Varanasi?

(see the answer key)

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