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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Koly notice as they travel to the temple in Vrindavan?
(a) Many women selling saris.
(b) Healers on every corner.
(c) Many widows.
(d) Many women selling quilts.

2. What does Koly think of her first job in Vrindavan?
(a) It is easy, but the smell is overwhelming.
(b) It is tedious and painful on her fingers.
(c) It is fun and she loses track of time.
(d) It is fun because she makes friends quickly.

3. Who does Koly see at the train station when she returns a week after being abandoned by Sass?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Sass.
(c) Mr. Lal and his wife.
(d) The rickshaw driver.

4. What does Sass do to make money for her and Koly to live on?
(a) Sells her own possessions.
(b) Hires Koly out as a servant.
(c) Does laundry.
(d) Sells the widow's sari she had given to Koly.

5. What best describes Koly's bandicoot?
(a) Fearful and thin.
(b) Cuddly and soft with chesnut brown fur.
(c) Aggressive with an angry black stripe down its middle.
(d) Ugly with tiny eyes and large pointed ears.

6. What is a Chula?
(a) A small stove.
(b) A quilt of remembrance.
(c) A poem.
(d) A prayer.

7. What does Chandra tell Koly about her new husband?
(a) He makes good money.
(b) He is lazy.
(c) He is cruel.
(d) He works late every night.

8. What does Koly do at the temples on her first day alone in Vrindavan?
(a) Tries to pray.
(b) Steals food from the bins.
(c) Hides in a corner.
(d) Helps a young girl to get food.

9. Who does Koly wait with at the train station on her second visit there?
(a) A family waiting for a train.
(b) Sass.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Mr. Lal and his wife.

10. What does Koly learn about her widow's pension when she goes to the government office in Chapter 6?
(a) It will end if she marries again.
(b) It doubled when Chandra left home.
(c) She can only receive it by mail.
(d) It will end if she leaves the Mehta's home.

11. Who sends a letter to Sass in Chapter 7?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Chandra.
(c) A business man in Delhi.
(d) The government.

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

13. What surprises and confuses Koly on her ride with the benefactor of the widow's home the day after that lady comments on her good embroidery skills?
(a) The widow's moodiness.
(b) The map she is given.
(c) The air conditioning.
(d) The driver's informal attitude toward the lady.

14. Why do Koly's dreams of leaving Sass end in Chapter 7?
(a) She no longer has the silver earrings.
(b) Koly becomes ill and dependent on Sass.
(c) Sass becomes ill and Koly cares for her.
(d) She and Sass become friendly.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Koly find food and a bed in Vrindavan?

2. Who comes to see Koly the day after she returns to work in chapter 10 after being sick?

3. How does Chandra feel about her marriage?

4. What do Tanu and Koly think of bangle making?

5. Why is the spot where Koly sleeps on her first night in Vrindavan a good one, according to the person she stays with?

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