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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the doctor recommend to Sass and Sassur in Chapter 2?
(a) That they let Koly accompany Hari on the trip.
(b) That they do not take Hari on the long trip they have planned.
(c) That they take Hari to the healing waters.
(d) That they take Hari to the famous healer.

2. What does Koly learn about her widow's pension when she goes to the government office in Chapter 6?
(a) It doubled when Chandra left home.
(b) She can only receive it by mail.
(c) It will end if she marries again.
(d) It will end if she leaves the Mehta's home.

3. What is Koly's concern about Chandra's new husband?
(a) That he is too young for her.
(b) That he is too old for her.
(c) That he is disfigured and unable to father children.
(d) That he won't be a good match.

4. Who do Sass and Koly visit in the village one week after Hari's death?
(a) A man at a quilting factory.
(b) A man at a government office.
(c) The woman who runs a school for girls.
(d) The woman who runs a local embroidery shop.

5. Where are Hari's ashes scattered?
(a) Over the Ganges.
(b) In a sacred spot next to the Ganges.
(c) At his home.
(d) They are not scattered, they are put into an urn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the rickshaw driver tell her about widows in Vrindavan?

2. What happens when Sass decides to sell the Tagore book for some extra money?

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

4. How does Koly's mother make money?

5. What does Koly hear Sass and Sassur discussing on the evening she overhears them in the courtyard in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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