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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What instructions does Sass give Koly before going into town to get her son's medicine?
(a) She says that Koly should take the laundry to the river.
(b) She says that Koly should stay away from Hari.
(c) She says that Koly should pray for Hari's health.
(d) She says that Koly should attend to Hari.

2. Who scolds Hari for being playful in the river?
(a) The healer.
(b) Mr. Lal.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

3. What does Koly's prospective father-in-law want before he takes her to meet his son?
(a) To ask questions to determine her character.
(b) The silver earrings.
(c) To look at her teeth.
(d) The dowry.

4. What is Koly told about the husband her parents have chosen for her?
(a) That he is handsome and kind.
(b) That he is from a good caste and has had schooling.
(c) That he is handsome and has good prospects.
(d) That he is from a good caste and the family has money.

5. Why does the local healer come to see Hari the night before his trip?
(a) To accompany Hari on the trip the next day.
(b) To ask a favor.
(c) To deliver herbs for Hari's pain.
(d) To build his strength for the trip the next day.

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. Who tells Koly of Hari's death?

3. What does the doctor recommend to Sass and Sassur in Chapter 2?

4. What does Koly see being placed in the baggage car of the train before they embark on their trip to Varanasi?

5. What does Chandra ask Koly to do before the family leaves for Varanasi?

(see the answer key)

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