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

2. How does the crowd react as Hari's dead body is carried past?
(a) Women moan and men stomp the ground.
(b) They chant.
(c) They seem not to notice.
(d) They make a path.

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

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

5. What does Hari collect?
(a) Leaves and rocks.
(b) Stamps.
(c) Butterflies and bugs.
(d) Stories.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After Koly hears Hari arguing with his parents on her first day in their home, what does Sass tell her that Hari wants?

3. Each month after Hari's death, an envelope arrives in the mail for Koly. What is it?

4. Why is a doctor called on Hari's first night in Varanasi?

5. Why does Koly get married?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Koly and the Mehtas arrive in Varanasi that indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Mehta are embarrassed that they married Hari so young and for the money?

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

4. How does Sass justify her refusal to give Koly her pension money when Koly tells her she wants it?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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