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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 each morning after Chandra is gone?
(a) Sets a place for her at the table.
(b) Reads a poem to Sassur.
(c) Plays a tune on the small lute.
(d) Makes a puja at the kitchen shrine.

2. Why does the benefactor of the widow's home say her father started the home?
(a) In memory of his mother.
(b) To help the city of his childhood.
(c) Out of concern for his daughters.
(d) In honor of a widow who healed his brother.

3. Why does Chandra visit her parents' home in the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) He husband has business nearby.
(b) For Sassur's funeral.
(c) Because Sassur is gravely ill.
(d) To get a bassinet from a neighbor.

4. Who is Maa Kamala?
(a) The woman who runs a widow's home.
(b) The rickshaw driver's aunt.
(c) Koly's roommate.
(d) The woman who sells marigold garlands.

5. What does the rickshaw driver tell her about widows in Vrindavan?
(a) That they are treated with respect.
(b) That they die quickly.
(c) That there is much work for them.
(d) That they are left all the time.

6. What does Koly see at Mala's apartment?
(a) Spools of thread from Mr. Das's place.
(b) The bangles that Tanu made and lost.
(c) Raji kissing Mala.
(d) The stolen item from Mr. Das's place.

7. Where does Sassur go when Sass tries to speak to him regarding difficulties in the house in Chapter 6?
(a) To the temple.
(b) To his school.
(c) To the roof.
(d) To the river.

8. Why does Koly return to the train station after spending a week in Vrindavan?
(a) To bring a package to a government official.
(b) To look for Sass.
(c) To buy a ticket.
(d) To start work.

9. After Mr. Das chastises Koly for copying someone else's design, what does she embroider for him?
(a) A mango tree.
(b) Silver earrings.
(c) The Ganges and a funeral procession.
(d) A heron.

10. What does the benefactor of the widow's home comment on when she is given a tour by Tanu and Koly?
(a) Tanu's bangles.
(b) Koly's quilt.
(c) Koly's bangles.
(d) Tanu's sari.

11. How does Koly sneak out to go to Mala's party after Maa Kamala tells her that she cannot go?
(a) She gets Raji to pick her up in the courtyard.
(b) She says she is going to a movie with Tanu.
(c) She says she is going to a movie with Shrew.
(d) She sneaks out after Maa Kamala is asleep.

12. What does Sass give Koly while they are in Vrindavan?
(a) The silver earrings.
(b) An address.
(c) 50 rupees.
(d) A name and phone number.

13. How does Koly begin to help Raji after he hears her read the poem of the homeless bird?
(a) By teaching him to read.
(b) By helping him in his garden.
(c) By giving him food.
(d) By helping keep track of his worker's hours.

14. How does Koly feel when it is time to leave Sass's house?
(a) At peace.
(b) Sad.
(c) Excited.
(d) Afraid.

15. How does Sass respond when Koly offers to braid her hair?
(a) She says Koly is too clumsy.
(b) She nods her assent, but does not speak.
(c) She does not answer and walks away.
(d) She sighs and tells Koly that she will never replace Chandra.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sassur stop reading Tagore's poems after Chandra is gone?

2. What does the rickshaw driver at the train station tell Koly?

3. What do Koly and the women at the widow's home sometimes do after dinner?

4. What importance do the bandicoot and stray dog have for Koly in Chapter 6?

5. Where does Koly go when she sneaks away from Maa Kamala's to meet Raji?

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