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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the spot where Koly sleeps on her first night in Vrindavan a good one, according to the person she stays with?
(a) The owners will hand out food.
(b) It is close to the temple.
(c) It will keep the rain away.
(d) No one will see her.

2. What event occurs at Mala's party?
(a) Raji tells Koly he is married.
(b) A man puts a drug in Koly's drink.
(c) A man paints a picture of Koly.
(d) Koly meets a widow and later brings her to Maa Kamala's.

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

4. How does the driver of the rickshaw help Koly to get some food?
(a) He directs her to the monks.
(b) He sends her to a field full of bilberries.
(c) He directs her to a farmer.
(d) He gives her his lunch.

5. What is true of Sassur's job in Chapter 6?
(a) He is given a substantial raise.
(b) He is promoted.
(c) He cannot keep up with the technology.
(d) He is stressed by a boss who hates him.

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

7. Why does Sassur stop reading Tagore's poems after Chandra is gone?
(a) He gets too busy with his new position at work.
(b) It gets soaks by the heavy rains and must dry for a week.
(c) He has given the book to Chandra's husband.
(d) He misses his children and hates his job.

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

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

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

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

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

13. 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.

14. What happens to the food in the Mehta household as Sass eats less and less?
(a) Sass allows a boarder to stay and share their meals.
(b) Koly eats more and feels stronger than she has in years.
(c) Sass is even stingier with it.
(d) Sass and Koly share it with the family next door.

15. Who comes to see Koly the day after she returns to work in chapter 10 after being sick?
(a) Raji.
(b) Tanu.
(c) Sass.
(d) Chandra.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Koly return to the train station after spending a week in Vrindavan?

2. Why does the rickshaw driver leave Koly at the train station in the beginning of Chapter 8?

3. Why does Maa Kamala keep half of Koly's pay?

4. How does Koly feel about working for Mr. Das?

5. What does Koly see in the marketplace on her way home from the government office in Chapter 6?

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