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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) It doubled when Chandra left home.
(b) It will end if she marries again.
(c) She can only receive it by mail.
(d) It will end if she leaves the Mehta's home.

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

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

4. What importance do the bandicoot and stray dog have for Koly in Chapter 6?
(a) She names then for Hari and Chandra.
(b) They are her only friends.
(c) They represent the abundance of food.
(d) She becomes a teacher as she trains them.

5. What does Koly do each morning after Chandra is gone?
(a) Plays a tune on the small lute.
(b) Makes a puja at the kitchen shrine.
(c) Sets a place for her at the table.
(d) Reads a poem to Sassur.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Hari's ashes scattered?

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

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

4. What does Koly say she hopes will happen if she works very hard after Chandra leaves to get married?

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

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