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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Hari's body prepared for its final trip to the Ganges after his death?
(a) It is wrapped in clothes and covered in marigolds.
(b) It is blessed with scented oils and left naked.
(c) His toes and fingers are tied together.
(d) It is painted with bright dyes to guide his spirit.

2. Who meets Hari and his family in Varanasi?
(a) Mr. Lal and his wife.
(b) The famous healer.
(c) The Patal family.
(d) Mr. Mehta and his wife.

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

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

5. Why does Sass say that she and Koly should stop in Vrindavan on their way to Delhi?
(a) To see the temples and pray.
(b) To pick up a package.
(c) To contact a man.
(d) To visit a healer.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who does Koly wait with at the train station on her second visit there?

4. What does Sassur tell Koly immediately after she learns of Hari's death?

5. How does Koly feel about the silver earrings after learning how her widow's pension has been used?

(see the answer key)

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