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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Koly and her mother prepare for Koly's wedding?
(a) A quilt and a sari.
(b) A special sari for her new sass.
(c) Linen table coverings.
(d) Traditional dumplings.

2. Why does Koly's father sometimes refuse payment for his work?
(a) He is passionate about his work.
(b) He is being blackmailed into it.
(c) His clients are very poor.
(d) He believes it is his obligation to help the community.

3. What does Sassur tell Koly immediately after she learns of Hari's death?
(a) That she will have to return home to her parents.
(b) That she is responsible for his death.
(c) That they should not have made her marry him.
(d) That she would have made a good wife.

4. Who tells Koly of Hari's death?
(a) Sass.
(b) Mrs. Lal.
(c) Chandra.
(d) Sassur.

5. What best describes the mood at the Mehta home right after Hari's death?
(a) Purposeful with preparations for the final spiritual meal.
(b) Quiet and tense.
(c) Busy from visiting mourners.
(d) Painful and loud with angry voices.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Koly erupt in a coughing fit while Koly is sitting with him, after she gets permission from Sass to do so?

2. What is Koly told about the husband her parents have chosen for her?

3. How does Koly feel about not being allowed to help Chandra dress on her wedding day?

4. What does Hari collect?

5. Who does Koly stay with on her first night in Vrindavan?

(see the answer key)

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