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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 Koly want to do when she learns her parents have selected a husband for her?
(a) Tell her best friend.
(b) Sneak into his town to catch a glimpse of the boy.
(c) Meet him right away.
(d) Run away.

2. Who escorts Hari's body to be cremated?
(a) His parents and his wife.
(b) The Lals and the Mehtas.
(c) His parents.
(d) The men.

3. What makes Koly erupt in a coughing fit while Koly is sitting with him, after she gets permission from Sass to do so?
(a) Food he is eating.
(b) Yelling.
(c) Pollen from flowers.
(d) Laughing.

4. How is Koly introduced to the people who host Hari's family in Varanasi?
(a) She is introduced as a servant.
(b) She is introduced as Hari's wife.
(c) She is introduced as Hari's sister.
(d) They do not mention her at all.

5. What does Koly think of the cake at the traditional feast?
(a) It is too cheap to be served at a wedding.
(b) There was no cake served.
(c) There is too much and it is wasteful.
(d) It is her favorite.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do Sass and Koly visit in the village one week after Hari's death?

2. What is notable about Sassur's favorite book of poetry that might make it valuable?

3. Why does Sass take Chandra and Koly to town at the end of their first summer together?

4. Why does the local healer come to see Hari the night before his trip?

5. What object of Hari's does Koly ask Sassur if she can have?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Chandra's expectations of her family's trip to the Ganges River.

2. What does Koly do to try to soothe her grief over being a widow and her poor treatment by Sass in Chapter 4?

3. What is Koly's impression of Varanasi?

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

5. Why is Chandra impressed by the qualifications of her intended husband?

6. How does the train ride to Varanasi seem to indicate that the outcome of this journey will be a poor one?

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

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

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

10. Describe Koly's wedding gift to Chandra.

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