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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Sassur help Koly after Hari's death?
(a) He defends her to Sass.
(b) He teachers her to read.
(c) He finds her a job outside the home.
(d) He takes her to his school to help out.

2. When Sass finally allows Koly to go sit with Hari, what do they do?
(a) Talk about school.
(b) Argue about the trip the next day.
(c) Look at the items that he collects.
(d) Koly tells him stories of her home.

3. What significant event occurs at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) It is announced that Chandra will marry.
(b) Sass receives an inheritance.
(c) Sassur loses his teaching position.
(d) It is announced that Koly will be returned to her parents.

4. What activity does Koly undertake to remember Hari and to soothe her soul?
(a) She plants a mango tree and tends to it.
(b) She writes a poem.
(c) She sews a special sari.
(d) She makes a quilt.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Koly work on the activity she undertakes to remember Hari and soothe her soul?

2. What does the doctor say is wrong with Hari?

3. Why does the local healer come to see Hari the night before his trip?

4. Each month after Hari's death, an envelope arrives in the mail for Koly. What is it?

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

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