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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who meets Hari and his family in Varanasi?
(a) Mr. Lal and his wife.
(b) The Patal family.
(c) The famous healer.
(d) Mr. Mehta and his wife.

2. How does Koly's mother make money?
(a) She makes and sells saris.
(b) She teaches.
(c) She is a medicine woman.
(d) She is a wash woman.

3. Who escorts Hari's body to be cremated?
(a) His parents.
(b) The men.
(c) His parents and his wife.
(d) The Lals and the Mehtas.

4. Where do Sassur and Chandra go on Koly's first day in their home?
(a) They both go to the market to work.
(b) He goes to sell the cow and she goes to buy medicine.
(c) They both go to the school.
(d) He goes to school and she goes to the river.

5. What does Hari collect?
(a) Stories.
(b) Butterflies and bugs.
(c) Stamps.
(d) Leaves and rocks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Koly see after Hari's cremation that makes her think of him?

2. Who scolds Hari for being playful in the river?

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. Why does Koly's father sometimes refuse payment for his work?

5. What do Koly and her new family ride past on the train to Varanasi?

(see the answer key)

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