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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where do Sassur and Chandra go on Koly's first day in their home?
(a) He goes to school and she goes to the river.
(b) They both go to the market to work.
(c) He goes to sell the cow and she goes to buy medicine.
(d) They both go to the school.

4. How does Koly feel about not being allowed to help Chandra dress on her wedding day?
(a) Very disappointed.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Furious.
(d) She doesn't care.

5. How does Sassur help Koly after Hari's death?
(a) He takes her to his school to help out.
(b) He defends her to Sass.
(c) He finds her a job outside the home.
(d) He teachers her to read.

6. What does Koly do when she wakes up at Hari's house the first morning after her wedding?
(a) Takes a walk around the yard.
(b) Joins her new sass in the kitchen.
(c) Prays.
(d) Helps Chandra milk the cow.

7. What does Koly do when Sass tells her to give Chandra the silver earrings for her wedding day?
(a) She spits on the ground.
(b) She gives them to Chandra.
(c) She lies and says she has lost them.
(d) She refuses and walks away.

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

9. Each month after Hari's death, an envelope arrives in the mail for Koly. What is it?
(a) An application for a travel document.
(b) An application for factory work.
(c) Koly doesn't know as Sassur takes it.
(d) Koly doesn't know as Sass takes it.

10. Why is a doctor called on Hari's first night in Varanasi?
(a) He has developed a rash.
(b) He has a coughing attack.
(c) To administer medicine to make him strong.
(d) To get a second opinion.

11. How is Koly introduced to the people who host Hari's family in Varanasi?
(a) She is introduced as Hari's sister.
(b) They do not mention her at all.
(c) She is introduced as Hari's wife.
(d) She is introduced as a servant.

12. How does Koly's mother make money?
(a) She teaches.
(b) She makes and sells saris.
(c) She is a wash woman.
(d) She is a medicine woman.

13. Why does the local healer come to see Hari the night before his trip?
(a) To build his strength for the trip the next day.
(b) To deliver herbs for Hari's pain.
(c) To accompany Hari on the trip the next day.
(d) To ask a favor.

14. What strange request does the groom's family make regarding Koly's wedding?
(a) That the wedding take place before the next full moon.
(b) That the wedding take place at the groom's house.
(c) That Koly's family stay for an entire week.
(d) That no one from outside the region is invited.

15. What is Chandra's response when Koly questions her about the widow's pension?
(a) Anger that Koly would mention it.
(b) Surprise because Chandra didn't know about it.
(c) Surprise that Koly didn't know about it.
(d) Gratitude that Koly is now taken care of.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Chandra's wedding sari come from?

2. Why does Sass take Chandra and Koly to town at the end of their first summer together?

3. Why is Sassur described as being sad so often in Chapter 4?

4. What is Koly's first reaction to seeing Varanasi?

5. How does Sass want Koly to help with Hari's breakfast her first morning after the wedding?

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