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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Chandra and Koly interact in Chapter 4 after Hari's passing?
(a) They are good friends and close.
(b) Chandra resents Koly's presence in the home.
(c) The two don't speak anymore.
(d) Koly resents Chandra's laziness.

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 work on her special project.
(b) She finds time to read.
(c) She meets a friend.
(d) She learns to read.

3. How are computers viewed by Chandra and Sass?
(a) Chandra is bored and Sass is impressed.
(b) Both fear that Sass will lose his job to computers.
(c) Chandra is impressed and Sass is suspicious.
(d) Both feel that computers are a promising industry.

4. Where does Hari tell Koly his parents are planning to take him?
(a) To a famous healer.
(b) School.
(c) The Ganges River.
(d) His grandfather's town.

5. What does Koly see being placed in the baggage car of the train before they embark on their trip to Varanasi?
(a) Her traveling chest.
(b) Live animals.
(c) Her quilt.
(d) Many urns.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Sass returns from getting Hari's medicine, how does she react when she discovers Koly in Hari's room and learns she has given him a remedy?

2. Why does Sass sell her house?

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

4. What happens when Sass decides to sell the Tagore book for some extra money?

5. What does Koly tell Chandra she wants to do during Chandra's first visit home after her marriage?

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