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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 Sass give Koly while they are in Vrindavan?
(a) An address.
(b) A name and phone number.
(c) The silver earrings.
(d) 50 rupees.

2. What does Koly discover about her widow's pension that makes her angry?
(a) Sass has all the checks sitting in a box.
(b) It is only half what it would be if Hari was 16.
(c) Half of it is taken in taxes.
(d) The Mehtas are using it to fund Chandra's dowry.

3. What is true of Sass during Chandra's first visit home?
(a) She is sickly.
(b) She keeps busy making baby shoes.
(c) She is in good spirits.
(d) She tends to Sassur constantly.

4. What does Hari collect?
(a) Leaves and rocks.
(b) Stamps.
(c) Butterflies and bugs.
(d) Stories.

5. Why does Koly's father tear up on the day of her wedding?
(a) He is recalling his own wedding.
(b) He is sad to see Koly dressed like a woman and getting married.
(c) He is grieving the recent loss of his mother.
(d) He is overcome with joy at his daughter's good fortune.

Short Answer Questions

1. What finally gives Koly the courage to approach the man in the government office about her pension?

2. Why is the spot where Koly sleeps on her first night in Vrindavan a good one, according to the person she stays with?

3. How does Koly travel to meet her groom?

4. Why is a doctor called on Hari's first night in Varanasi?

5. What does Koly imagine doing as she daydreams in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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