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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Koly see at the train station when she returns a week after being abandoned by Sass?
(a) Mr. Lal and his wife.
(b) The rickshaw driver.
(c) Sass.
(d) Her brother.

3. How does Koly travel to meet her groom?
(a) By rickshaw.
(b) On a bus.
(c) On a train.
(d) She walks.

4. What happens to the food in the Mehta household as Sass eats less and less?
(a) Sass allows a boarder to stay and share their meals.
(b) Sass is even stingier with it.
(c) Koly eats more and feels stronger than she has in years.
(d) Sass and Koly share it with the family next door.

5. What financial impact would Koly's return have on her family?
(a) It would help them because she would get a widow's fee.
(b) It would help them as the Mehta's would repay the dowry.
(c) It would be a burden as her parents would pay a dowry tax.
(d) It would be a burden as her brothers now have wives.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Sass and Koly do when they go to the village one week after Hari's death?

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

3. Who is Maa Kamala?

4. What does Koly do each morning after Chandra is gone?

5. What does Koly's father give her before leaving her at her new home?

(see the answer key)

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