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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Koly react when the rickshaw driver tells her that Sass has abandoned her?
(a) She cries.
(b) She is numb.
(c) She laughs hysterically.
(d) She is relieved.

2. What does Sass give Koly while they are in Vrindavan?
(a) A name and phone number.
(b) The silver earrings.
(c) An address.
(d) 50 rupees.

3. Why does Chandra visit her parents' home in the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) Because Sassur is gravely ill.
(b) For Sassur's funeral.
(c) He husband has business nearby.
(d) To get a bassinet from a neighbor.

4. What is a Chula?
(a) A small stove.
(b) A quilt of remembrance.
(c) A poem.
(d) A prayer.

5. What job is Koly told she will have in Chapter 8?
(a) Stringing marigolds.
(b) Cleaning the widow's home.
(c) Washing laundry.
(d) Helping widows at the government office.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the benefactor of the widow's home comment on when she is given a tour by Tanu and Koly?

2. What does Koly hear Sass and Sassur discussing on the evening she overhears them in the courtyard in Chapter 5?

3. What happens to the stray dog in Chapter 6?

4. Why does Koly return to the train station after spending a week in Vrindavan?

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

(see the answer key)

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