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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 event occurs at Mala's party?
(a) Raji tells Koly he is married.
(b) A man puts a drug in Koly's drink.
(c) Koly meets a widow and later brings her to Maa Kamala's.
(d) A man paints a picture of Koly.

2. What does Chandra tell Koly about her new husband?
(a) He makes good money.
(b) He is cruel.
(c) He works late every night.
(d) He is lazy.

3. What does the rickshaw driver tell her about widows in Vrindavan?
(a) That there is much work for them.
(b) That they are treated with respect.
(c) That they are left all the time.
(d) That they die quickly.

4. What does Mr. Das think of Koly's work?
(a) It's good, but ametuerish.
(b) It is the best he's seen in years.
(c) It mimics the style of Guranshi.
(d) It shows little promise.

5. What does Koly say she hopes will happen if she works very hard after Chandra leaves to get married?
(a) That Sass will start to love her a little.
(b) That the Mehta's house will start to feel like a home.
(c) That Sassur will let her work at the school.
(d) That Sassur will consider finding her a different husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the rickshaw driver leave Koly at the train station in the beginning of Chapter 8?

2. What is a Chula?

3. What happens when Koly visits the government office in Vrindavan during her first week in the city?

4. Where does Koly find Sass when she returns from buying their lunches?

5. Who sends a letter to Sass in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the two friends that Koly finds in Chapter 6.

2. Explain why Sassur stops reading the Tagore book?

3. What happens when Koly cannot find Sass at the temple after taking the 50 rupees to buy lunch?

4. Describe Sass's behavior on the train ride to her brother's home.

5. Explain why the benefactor funds the widow's home where Koly stays.

6. Explain why Sass sells her house.

7. Describe Koly's introduction to Maa Kamala's home.

8. Describe the service run by Maa Kamala's.

9. Describe the room that Koly stays in at Maa Kamala's.

10. What is the importance of Koly's visit to the government office in Chapter 6?

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