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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Koly do at the temples on her first day alone in Vrindavan?
(a) Helps a young girl to get food.
(b) Hides in a corner.
(c) Steals food from the bins.
(d) Tries to pray.

2. How is Hari taken to the river?
(a) He walks with the help of his parents.
(b) He is carried on a cot.
(c) He is carried in a rickshaw.
(d) He is carried by his father and Mr. Lal.

3. What are some of the things that Koly does after Chandra leaves to try and please Sass?
(a) Starts a quilt for Sass and Sassur.
(b) Chases away the bandicoot.
(c) Rises early, sets the fires, and sweeps the courtyard.
(d) Accompanies her to the market each week.

4. What is Koly's first impression of her new husband?
(a) He is handsome.
(b) He is too young and sickly.
(c) He is much older than her parents were told.
(d) He is angry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Koly's concern about Chandra's new husband?

2. What best describes Mala?

3. What is Koly's role in Chandra's wedding ceremony?

4. What finally gives Koly the courage to approach the man in the government office about her pension?

5. What surprises and confuses Koly on her ride with the benefactor of the widow's home the day after that lady comments on her good embroidery skills?

(see the answer key)

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