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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Prays.
(c) Joins her new sass in the kitchen.
(d) Helps Chandra milk the cow.

2. What gift does Koly give to Hari when she first goes to his room after hearing his bad cough?
(a) Fruit from the Mango tree.
(b) A groom's sash she has embroidered.
(c) A lovely leaf.
(d) Flowers from the Mango tree.

3. What does Koly's father do for a living?
(a) He runs a school for boys.
(b) He owns an embroidery shop.
(c) He is a scribe.
(d) He is a farmer.

4. Who attends the school in Koly's town?
(a) Koly and her brothers.
(b) Koly.
(c) Koly's brothers.
(d) Rich boys from other towns.

5. 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.

6. How do Chandra and Koly interact in Chapter 4 after Hari's passing?
(a) They are good friends and close.
(b) Koly resents Chandra's laziness.
(c) The two don't speak anymore.
(d) Chandra resents Koly's presence in the home.

7. What does Koly's father give her before leaving her at her new home?
(a) A letter.
(b) His mother's sari.
(c) The family quilt.
(d) A slice of coconut cake.

8. What is Sass's response when Koly demands to receive her widow's pension?
(a) She says it barely pays for her keep.
(b) She says that Koly's bad luck has infected the house.
(c) She cries.
(d) She throws the checks at her.

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

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

11. What does Koly want to do when she learns her parents have selected a husband for her?
(a) Meet him right away.
(b) Run away.
(c) Tell her best friend.
(d) Sneak into his town to catch a glimpse of the boy.

12. How does Koly feel about the silver earrings after learning how her widow's pension has been used?
(a) She decides to give them to Chandra after all.
(b) She is angry that she gave them to Chandra, but does nothing.
(c) She is angry and takes them back from Chandra.
(d) She stops feeling guilty about not giving them to Chandra.

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

14. What is Koly's first impression of her new husband?
(a) He is handsome.
(b) He is too young and sickly.
(c) He is angry.
(d) He is much older than her parents were told.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Koly feel about not being allowed to help Chandra dress on her wedding day?

2. What activity does Koly undertake to remember Hari and to soothe her soul?

3. How does the crowd react as Hari's dead body is carried past?

4. Why is Koly not allowed to help Chandra dress on her wedding day?

5. Where does Sassur obtain his favorite book of poetry?

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