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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 tell Koly about Hari's illness?
(a) That it is not as serious as it appears.
(b) That he is expected to die.
(c) That her other brother died of the same cause.
(d) That it was very sudden.

2. Each month after Hari's death, an envelope arrives in the mail for Koly. What is it?
(a) Koly doesn't know as Sassur takes it.
(b) Koly doesn't know as Sass takes it.
(c) An application for a travel document.
(d) An application for factory work.

3. What do Sass and Koly do when they go to the village one week after Hari's death?
(a) Deliver a message.
(b) Fill out papers.
(c) Obtain a package.
(d) Order a sari.

4. What is Chandra's response when Koly questions her about the widow's pension?
(a) Anger that Koly would mention it.
(b) Surprise that Koly didn't know about it.
(c) Surprise because Chandra didn't know about it.
(d) Gratitude that Koly is now taken care of.

5. Why is a doctor called on Hari's first night in Varanasi?
(a) He has developed a rash.
(b) To get a second opinion.
(c) He has a coughing attack.
(d) To administer medicine to make him strong.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Koly imagine doing as she daydreams in Chapter 4?

2. What does Sass give to Koly after Hari's death?

3. When Sass finally allows Koly to go sit with Hari, what do they do?

4. What does Koly's father give her before leaving her at her new home?

5. What is true about Chandra's intended husband?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Koly''s reaction to hearing Sass and Sassur discuss the use of her widow's pension.

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

3. Explain how Koly's parents earn income for the family.

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

5. What is Koly's impression of Varanasi?

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

7. Why does Sass treat Koly so poorly?

8. In Chapter 2, Koly learns details of her marriage and Hari's illness from Chandra that greatly upset her. Explain.

9. How is Hari's death addressed?

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

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