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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Koly see in the marketplace on her way home from the government office in Chapter 6?
(a) A matchmaker who knew Hari.
(b) A blinded bird and a caged monkey.
(c) A widow selling her possessions.
(d) Sassur talking to a group of men.

4. What do Koly and her new family ride past on the train to Varanasi?
(a) A bustling market place.
(b) A town near Koly's home town.
(c) A shrine filled with sick people.
(d) A scribe who reminds Koly of her father.

5. What is Koly's first reaction to seeing Varanasi?
(a) She is afraid and homesick.
(b) She is amazed by the shrines and temples.
(c) She feels cramped by the busy city.
(d) She is disgusted by the filth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who escorts Hari's body to be cremated?

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

4. Who is Raji?

5. Who scolds Hari for being playful in the river?

(see the answer key)

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