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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Hari given upon arriving at the place where his family stays in Varanasi?
(a) A special chest rub cream.
(b) A glass of water from the Ganges River.
(c) Mango tea.
(d) Honey and ginger root.

2. What does Sass give to Koly after Hari's death?
(a) A train ticket.
(b) A white cotton sari.
(c) Money.
(d) A black cotton sari.

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

4. What does Koly see being placed in the baggage car of the train before they embark on their trip to Varanasi?
(a) Live animals.
(b) Her traveling chest.
(c) Many urns.
(d) Her quilt.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Koly of Hari's death?

2. What does Chandra tell Koly about her dowry?

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

4. Why do Sass and Sassur argue after the doctor's visit in Chapter 2?

5. Who accompanies Koly to her prospective husband's home?

(see the answer key)

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