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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who escorts Hari's body to be cremated?
(a) The men.
(b) His parents.
(c) His parents and his wife.
(d) The Lals and the Mehtas.

2. Why does Koly begin to enjoy her clothes washing time at the river after Hari's death in Chapter 4?
(a) She finds time to read.
(b) She finds time to work on her special project.
(c) She meets a friend.
(d) She learns to read.

3. What does Hari collect?
(a) Butterflies and bugs.
(b) Leaves and rocks.
(c) Stories.
(d) Stamps.

4. What is Koly's concern about Chandra's new husband?
(a) That he is disfigured and unable to father children.
(b) That he is too old for her.
(c) That he won't be a good match.
(d) That he is too young for her.

5. What does Koly hear Sass and Sassur discussing on the evening she overhears them in the courtyard in Chapter 5?
(a) Koly's dowry.
(b) Chandra's dowry.
(c) Sass's illness.
(d) Hari's illness.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is a doctor called on Hari's first night in Varanasi?

3. Who do Sass and Koly visit in the village one week after Hari's death?

4. What does Sass do to make money for her and Koly to live on?

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

(see the answer key)

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