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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chandra ask Koly to do before the family leaves for Varanasi?
(a) Bring her back some water from the river.
(b) Put a marigold garland on Hari if he dies.
(c) Let her keep the silver earrings if Hari dies.
(d) Give him some honey when Sass is not looking.

2. Why is it so important to Koly to hold on to her silver earrings?
(a) She wants to use them to run away.
(b) They are a memory of home.
(c) They are a wedding gift from Hari.
(d) She plans to trade them for a wedding gift for Chandra.

3. When does Koly work on the activity she undertakes to remember Hari and soothe her soul?
(a) Early in the morning.
(b) Only late at night.
(c) Whenever Sass leaves.
(d) When she goes to the river.

4. Why is Koly not allowed to help Chandra dress on her wedding day?
(a) Sass says only family is allowed in.
(b) She spills the ceremonial wine.
(c) She never learned the family prayer.
(d) Widows are considered bad luck.

5. How does Koly's mother make money?
(a) She makes and sells saris.
(b) She is a wash woman.
(c) She is a medicine woman.
(d) She teaches.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one reason that Sass gives for being so resentful of Koly?

2. What activity does Koly undertake to remember Hari and to soothe her soul?

3. How does Koly travel to meet her groom?

4. How does the crowd react as Hari's dead body is carried past?

5. Who accompanies Koly to her prospective husband's home?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sass treat Koly so poorly?

2. Explain why Hari and his parents are arguing on Koly's second night in her new home.

3. Explain what Koly's daydreams consist of in Chapter 4, after Hari's death.

4. Explain how Koly's marriage is expected to benefit her family.

5. What is Koly's impression of Varanasi?

6. Describe Koly's prospective husband and family, and explain why this is considered a good match.

7. Describe the evening of, and the events leading up to, Hari's death.

8. Explain the importance of Tagore's book of poems in Chapter 4.

9. Explain the reaction of Koly's parents to their first meeting with the Mehtas.

10. How is the role of women in India at this time depicted in Koly's role at Chandra's wedding?

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