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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 hear Sass and Sassur discussing on the evening she overhears them in the courtyard in Chapter 5?
(a) Sass's illness.
(b) Hari's illness.
(c) Koly's dowry.
(d) Chandra's dowry.

2. Where does Sassur obtain his favorite book of poetry?
(a) From his school.
(b) From the author.
(c) From a book store.
(d) From his father.

3. What does Koly do when Sass tells her to give Chandra the silver earrings for her wedding day?
(a) She spits on the ground.
(b) She lies and says she has lost them.
(c) She gives them to Chandra.
(d) She refuses and walks away.

4. Who meets Hari and his family in Varanasi?
(a) The famous healer.
(b) Mr. Mehta and his wife.
(c) The Patal family.
(d) Mr. Lal and his wife.

5. What does Koly discover about her widow's pension that makes her angry?
(a) Half of it is taken in taxes.
(b) It is only half what it would be if Hari was 16.
(c) The Mehtas are using it to fund Chandra's dowry.
(d) Sass has all the checks sitting in a box.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who scolds Hari for being playful in the river?

2. What best describes the mood at the Mehta home right after Hari's death?

3. What does Sassur tell Koly immediately after she learns of Hari's death?

4. What do Koly and her mother prepare for Koly's wedding?

5. Who attends the school in Koly's town?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Explain how Hari and Koly bond in their short first meeting.

5. Tell about Koly's first meeting with her new husband.

6. Describe Koly's wedding gift to Chandra.

7. Describe Koly's first meetings with her new family.

8. Describe Koly's first morning as a married woman.

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

10. Explain what Hari's doctor has to say about the family's trip to the Ganges, and his parents' response.

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