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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

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 painted with bright dyes to guide his spirit.
(c) It is blessed with scented oils and left naked.
(d) His toes and fingers are tied together.

2. What does Chandra tell Koly about her new husband?
(a) He works late every night.
(b) He is lazy.
(c) He is cruel.
(d) He makes good money.

3. When does Koly work on the activity she undertakes to remember Hari and soothe her soul?
(a) When she goes to the river.
(b) Only late at night.
(c) Early in the morning.
(d) Whenever Sass leaves.

4. What object of Hari's does Koly ask Sassur if she can have?
(a) A cap.
(b) His butterflies.
(c) His journal.
(d) A school book.

5. After Sass returns from getting Hari's medicine, how does she react when she discovers Koly in Hari's room and learns she has given him a remedy?
(a) She pretends not to notice.
(b) She starts to cry.
(c) She is angry.
(d) She embraces Koly.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Chandra's response when Koly questions her about the widow's pension?

3. What does Koly notice as they travel to the temple in Vrindavan?

4. What best describes the train ride that Koly and Sass take to Delhi?

5. How do Chandra and Koly interact in Chapter 4 after Hari's passing?

(see the answer key)

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