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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one reason that Sass gives for being so resentful of Koly?
(a) She is an extra mouth to feed.
(b) She cannot read.
(c) Her dowry was too low.
(d) She is a poor cook.

2. What happens to the food in the Mehta household as Sass eats less and less?
(a) Sass is even stingier with it.
(b) Koly eats more and feels stronger than she has in years.
(c) Sass allows a boarder to stay and share their meals.
(d) Sass and Koly share it with the family next door.

3. What is Sass's response when Koly demands to receive her widow's pension?
(a) She cries.
(b) She says that Koly's bad luck has infected the house.
(c) She says it barely pays for her keep.
(d) She throws the checks at her.

4. Why does Sass say that she and Koly should stop in Vrindavan on their way to Delhi?
(a) To see the temples and pray.
(b) To pick up a package.
(c) To visit a healer.
(d) To contact a man.

5. Why is Koly not allowed to help Chandra dress on her wedding day?
(a) Sass says only family is allowed in.
(b) She spills the ceremonial wine.
(c) Widows are considered bad luck.
(d) She never learned the family prayer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the rickshaw driver leave Koly at the train station in the beginning of Chapter 8?

2. What does the rickshaw driver tell her about widows in Vrindavan?

3. What do Koly and her mother prepare for Koly's wedding?

4. Why does Koly have a hard time sleeping her first night in Vrindavan?

5. How does the driver of the rickshaw help Koly to get some food?

(see the answer key)

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