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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 river.
(c) To the temple.
(d) To his school.

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

3. What do Koly and the women at the widow's home sometimes do after dinner?
(a) They sing.
(b) Koly reads poems to them.
(c) Maa Kamala teaches them to read.
(d) Tanu plays a small harp for them.

4. 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 start work.
(c) To look for Sass.
(d) To buy a ticket.

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

6. 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.

7. What life changing event occurs in Chapter 6?
(a) Sassur loses his job.
(b) Koly's father dies and she returns home.
(c) Sass's brother dies and leaves her an inheritance.
(d) Sassur dies.

8. What does the rickshaw driver at the train station tell Koly?
(a) That Sass left on a train.
(b) That the Delhi train is delayed.
(c) That Sass was taken in an ambulance.
(d) That the widow's home in Delhi was burned to the ground.

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

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

11. Why does Raji tell Koly he is living in the city?
(a) To save money for seeds.
(b) To start a factory with his uncle.
(c) To help his mother.
(d) To make money to send to his wife.

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

13. 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 and Koly share it with the family next door.
(d) Sass is even stingier with it.

14. 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) To get a bassinet from a neighbor.
(d) Because Sassur is gravely ill.

15. Who is Raji?
(a) The rickshaw driver.
(b) The marigold garland vendor.
(c) Maa Kamala's son.
(d) The jewelry vendor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sass sell her house?

2. Why does Koly have a hard time sleeping her first night in Vrindavan?

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

4. What do Koly and Tanu do for work on Koly's first morning at Maa Kamala's?

5. Where does Koly sleep on her first night in Vrindavan?

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