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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 is Koly's role in Chandra's wedding ceremony?
(a) Bearer of gifts.
(b) Flower thrower.
(c) Sister of the bride.
(d) Common servant.

2. What is Koly's concern about Chandra's new husband?
(a) That he is disfigured and unable to father children.
(b) That he is too old for her.
(c) That he won't be a good match.
(d) That he is too young for her.

3. Where do Sassur and Chandra go on Koly's first day in their home?
(a) He goes to school and she goes to the river.
(b) He goes to sell the cow and she goes to buy medicine.
(c) They both go to the school.
(d) They both go to the market to work.

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

5. How is Hari's body prepared for its final trip to the Ganges after his death?
(a) It is painted with bright dyes to guide his spirit.
(b) It is blessed with scented oils and left naked.
(c) It is wrapped in clothes and covered in marigolds.
(d) His toes and fingers are tied together.

Short Answer Questions

1. What financial impact would Koly's return have on her family?

2. Why does Chandra think that her match will be a good husband?

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

4. How does Koly's mother make money?

5. What is Hari given upon arriving at the place where his family stays in Varanasi?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Koly's impression of Varanasi?

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

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

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

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

7. Describe Koly's first night in her new home after she is married.

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

9. Sass demands, for the second time, that Koly give her the silver earrings. Explain why keeping these earrings is so important to Koly in Chapter 5.

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

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