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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. 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 is responsible for his death.
(c) That they should not have made her marry him.
(d) That she would have made a good wife.

5. What does Koly learn about her widow's pension when she goes to the government office in Chapter 6?
(a) It will end if she marries again.
(b) It will end if she leaves the Mehta's home.
(c) She can only receive it by mail.
(d) It doubled when Chandra left home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives Tanu and Koly the beads to make into bangles?

2. What does Koly think of her first job in Vrindavan?

3. How does Sass respond when Koly offers to braid her hair?

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

5. What importance do the bandicoot and stray dog have for Koly in Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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