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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 see in the marketplace on her way home from the government office in Chapter 6?
(a) Sassur talking to a group of men.
(b) A matchmaker who knew Hari.
(c) A blinded bird and a caged monkey.
(d) A widow selling her possessions.

2. What is true of Sassur after Chandra leaves to get married?
(a) He gets the same illness that Hari had.
(b) He starts to enjoy his work.
(c) He starts to stand up to Sass.
(d) He is depressed and hates his job.

3. What does Koly tell Chandra she wants to do during Chandra's first visit home after her marriage?
(a) Make a quilt for her child.
(b) Keep Chandra with her.
(c) Run away.
(d) Get a job.

4. What happens when Sass decides to sell the Tagore book for some extra money?
(a) She discovers money in the back flap.
(b) Koly gives her the silver earrings instead.
(c) It is stolen in town before she can sell it.
(d) Koly hides it from her.

5. Who is Maa Kamala?
(a) The woman who runs a widow's home.
(b) The woman who sells marigold garlands.
(c) The rickshaw driver's aunt.
(d) Koly's roommate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Tanu?

2. What does the rickshaw driver tell her about widows in Vrindavan?

3. Why is the spot where Koly sleeps on her first night in Vrindavan a good one, according to the person she stays with?

4. What is a Chula?

5. Where does Sassur go when Sass tries to speak to him regarding difficulties in the house in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Koly and Sass's first interaction with the rickshaw driver.

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

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

5. Explain why Sass sells her house.

6. Describe Koly's first night in Vrindavan after Sass abandons her.

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

8. Describe Koly's first day of work stringing marigolds.

9. Explain why Sassur stops reading the Tagore book?

10. Describe Koly's financial situation in Chapter 8.

(see the answer keys)

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