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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Maa Kamala allow Koly to go to Mala's party?
(a) She doesn't want any of her widows to be seen at a party.
(b) She doesn't want Koly to risk losing her job.
(c) She says parties are dangerous for a widow.
(d) She doesn't want Koly to spend time with Mala.

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

3. How does Koly react when the rickshaw driver tells her that Sass has abandoned her?
(a) She is relieved.
(b) She is numb.
(c) She laughs hysterically.
(d) She cries.

4. Who gives Tanu and Koly the beads to make into bangles?
(a) Maa Kamala.
(b) Raji.
(c) The benefactor at the widow's home.
(d) The jewelry vendor at the marketplace.

5. What do Koly and Tanu do for work on Koly's first morning at Maa Kamala's?
(a) They do laundry.
(b) They string marigolds for garlands.
(c) They embroider saris.
(d) They make bangles from beads.

6. What does Koly say she hopes will happen if she works very hard after Chandra leaves to get married?
(a) That the Mehta's house will start to feel like a home.
(b) That Sassur will let her work at the school.
(c) That Sass will start to love her a little.
(d) That Sassur will consider finding her a different husband.

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

8. How does Koly feel about working for Mr. Das?
(a) She feels stifled.
(b) It's an escape from Maa Kamala's.
(c) It's important to her.
(d) It is boring, but she is grateful for the money.

9. What finally gives Koly the courage to approach the man in the government office about her pension?
(a) She sees him casually dressed.
(b) She has money she made at the marketplace.
(c) She sees him playing with his son.
(d) She know he respects Sassur for his position at the school.

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 leaves the Mehta's home.
(b) It will end if she marries again.
(c) It doubled when Chandra left home.
(d) She can only receive it by mail.

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

12. What does Koly see in the marketplace on her way home from the government office in Chapter 6?
(a) Sassur talking to a group of men.
(b) A widow selling her possessions.
(c) A blinded bird and a caged monkey.
(d) A matchmaker who knew Hari.

13. What job is Koly told she will have in Chapter 8?
(a) Helping widows at the government office.
(b) Cleaning the widow's home.
(c) Washing laundry.
(d) Stringing marigolds.

14. What importance do the bandicoot and stray dog have for Koly in Chapter 6?
(a) They represent the abundance of food.
(b) They are her only friends.
(c) She names then for Hari and Chandra.
(d) She becomes a teacher as she trains them.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Raji tell Koly he is living in the city?

2. What happens to the stray dog in Chapter 6?

3. What does Sass give Koly while they are in Vrindavan?

4. Who does Koly wait with at the train station on her second visit there?

5. What does Mr. Das think of Koly's work?

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