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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Koly find food and a bed in Vrindavan?
(a) At the widow's home.
(b) In a room above the government office.
(c) At the home of the man who runs the government office.
(d) At the rickshaw driver's aunt's home.

2. What does Koly think of the cake at the traditional feast?
(a) There is too much and it is wasteful.
(b) It is her favorite.
(c) There was no cake served.
(d) It is too cheap to be served at a wedding.

3. What job is Koly told she will have in Chapter 8?
(a) Washing laundry.
(b) Helping widows at the government office.
(c) Cleaning the widow's home.
(d) Stringing marigolds.

4. What best describes the train ride that Koly and Sass take to Delhi?
(a) Crowded and hot.
(b) Loud and exciting.
(c) Relaxed and exciting.
(d) Depressing and smelly.

5. How are computers viewed by Chandra and Sass?
(a) Both feel that computers are a promising industry.
(b) Chandra is impressed and Sass is suspicious.
(c) Chandra is bored and Sass is impressed.
(d) Both fear that Sass will lose his job to computers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Koly return to the train station after spending a week in Vrindavan?

2. Who does Koly see at the train station when she returns a week after being abandoned by Sass?

3. Who escorts Hari's body to be cremated?

4. What is a Chula?

5. Who meets Hari and his family in Varanasi?

(see the answer key)

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