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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Koly's father sometimes refuse payment for his work?
(a) His clients are very poor.
(b) He believes it is his obligation to help the community.
(c) He is being blackmailed into it.
(d) He is passionate about his work.

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

4. What is Koly's first reaction to seeing Varanasi?
(a) She is amazed by the shrines and temples.
(b) She is disgusted by the filth.
(c) She feels cramped by the busy city.
(d) She is afraid and homesick.

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

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

7. Where does Chandra's wedding sari come from?
(a) It is Koly's from her own wedding.
(b) Chandra's mother gives it to her.
(c) Chandra makes it herself.
(d) Koly makes it for her.

8. What is one reason that Sass gives for being so resentful of Koly?
(a) She is an extra mouth to feed.
(b) She is a poor cook.
(c) She cannot read.
(d) Her dowry was too low.

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

10. What best describes the mood at the Mehta home right after Hari's death?
(a) Quiet and tense.
(b) Purposeful with preparations for the final spiritual meal.
(c) Busy from visiting mourners.
(d) Painful and loud with angry voices.

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

12. When Sass finally allows Koly to go sit with Hari, what do they do?
(a) Argue about the trip the next day.
(b) Look at the items that he collects.
(c) Koly tells him stories of her home.
(d) Talk about school.

13. What does Chandra tell Koly about her dowry?
(a) The dowry was less than the family expected.
(b) The dowry will pay to bring Hari to healing waters.
(c) The dowry will pay for a famous healer.
(d) The dowry was more than the family expected.

14. What does Chandra tell Koly about Hari's illness?
(a) That he is expected to die.
(b) That it is not as serious as it appears.
(c) That her other brother died of the same cause.
(d) That it was very sudden.

15. Who do Sass and Koly visit in the village one week after Hari's death?
(a) The woman who runs a school for girls.
(b) A man at a government office.
(c) The woman who runs a local embroidery shop.
(d) A man at a quilting factory.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Koly's concern about Chandra's new husband?

3. 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?

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

5. What does Koly think of the cake at the traditional feast?

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