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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 best describes Mala?
(a) Sloppy and rude.
(b) Competent but difficult.
(c) Competent and friendly.
(d) Sarcastic and funny.

2. How does Koly begin to help Raji after he hears her read the poem of the homeless bird?
(a) By helping him in his garden.
(b) By teaching him to read.
(c) By giving him food.
(d) By helping keep track of his worker's hours.

3. Why doesn't Maa Kamala allow Koly to go to Mala's party?
(a) She says parties are dangerous for a widow.
(b) She doesn't want Koly to risk losing her job.
(c) She doesn't want any of her widows to be seen at a party.
(d) She doesn't want Koly to spend time with Mala.

4. Who does Koly see at the train station when she returns a week after being abandoned by Sass?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Mr. Lal and his wife.
(c) The rickshaw driver.
(d) Sass.

5. What does Koly notice as they travel to the temple in Vrindavan?
(a) Many women selling saris.
(b) Healers on every corner.
(c) Many widows.
(d) Many women selling quilts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Sass decides to sell the Tagore book for some extra money?

2. What happens to the food in the Mehta household as Sass eats less and less?

3. What finally gives Koly the courage to approach the man in the government office about her pension?

4. Why does Chandra visit her parents' home in the beginning of Chapter 7?

5. What best describes the train ride that Koly and Sass take to Delhi?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Koly's first day at Mr. Das's shop.

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

3. Describe Chandra's feelings about her marriage in Chapter 7.

4. Explain how Tagore is important to Koly in Chapter 9.

5. How and why does Koly try to please Sass after Chandra is gone?

6. Describe the losses Koly attempts to deal with in Chapter 6.

7. How does the rickshaw driver help Koly in Chapter 8?

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

9. Explain how Koly ends up in possession of the Tagore book.

10. Who is Mala and what is she like?

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