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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Koly discover about her widow's pension that makes her angry?
(a) Sass has all the checks sitting in a box.
(b) The Mehtas are using it to fund Chandra's dowry.
(c) Half of it is taken in taxes.
(d) It is only half what it would be if Hari was 16.

2. Why is it so important to Koly to hold on to her silver earrings?
(a) She plans to trade them for a wedding gift for Chandra.
(b) She wants to use them to run away.
(c) They are a wedding gift from Hari.
(d) They are a memory of home.

3. How does Koly feel about the silver earrings after learning how her widow's pension has been used?
(a) She is angry and takes them back from Chandra.
(b) She stops feeling guilty about not giving them to Chandra.
(c) She decides to give them to Chandra after all.
(d) She is angry that she gave them to Chandra, but does nothing.

4. What is Koly's role in Chandra's wedding ceremony?
(a) Sister of the bride.
(b) Common servant.
(c) Bearer of gifts.
(d) Flower thrower.

5. When does Koly work on the activity she undertakes to remember Hari and soothe her soul?
(a) Early in the morning.
(b) When she goes to the river.
(c) Whenever Sass leaves.
(d) Only late at night.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Sassur obtain his favorite book of poetry?

2. What instructions does Sass give Koly before going into town to get her son's medicine?

3. How does Koly feel as she watches Chandra leave with her new husband?

4. How is Hari taken to the river?

5. What makes Koly erupt in a coughing fit while Koly is sitting with him, after she gets permission from Sass to do so?

(see the answer key)

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