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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Hari tell Koly his parents are planning to take him?
(a) The Ganges River.
(b) School.
(c) His grandfather's town.
(d) To a famous healer.

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

3. What does Sass give Koly to help her work on Chandra's wedding quilt?
(a) Scraps of material.
(b) A light so she can work at night.
(c) A picture of Chandra and Hari as children.
(d) Bright colored thread.

4. What does Koly imagine doing as she daydreams in Chapter 4?
(a) Living with only Chandra.
(b) Having a good husband and a child.
(c) Selling her quilts to support herself.
(d) Returning to her parents' home.

5. What event occurs at Mala's party?
(a) A man paints a picture of Koly.
(b) A man puts a drug in Koly's drink.
(c) Koly meets a widow and later brings her to Maa Kamala's.
(d) Raji tells Koly he is married.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Koly discover about her widow's pension that makes her angry?

2. What makes Koly happy about her arrangement with Mr. Das at the end of the story?

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

4. What instructions does Sass give Koly before going into town to get her son's medicine?

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

(see the answer key)

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