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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. Who is Raji?
(a) The marigold garland vendor.
(b) The rickshaw driver.
(c) Maa Kamala's son.
(d) The jewelry vendor.

2. Who does Koly wait with at the train station on her second visit there?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Mr. Lal and his wife.
(c) Sass.
(d) A family waiting for a train.

3. Why does the benefactor of the widow's home say her father started the home?
(a) Out of concern for his daughters.
(b) In honor of a widow who healed his brother.
(c) In memory of his mother.
(d) To help the city of his childhood.

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

5. How does Koly sneak out to go to Mala's party after Maa Kamala tells her that she cannot go?
(a) She gets Raji to pick her up in the courtyard.
(b) She sneaks out after Maa Kamala is asleep.
(c) She says she is going to a movie with Tanu.
(d) She says she is going to a movie with Shrew.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Koly and Tanu do for work on Koly's first morning at Maa Kamala's?

2. What does Koly learn about her widow's pension when she goes to the government office in Chapter 6?

3. How do Koly and Sass travel in Vrindavan?

4. Who is Tanu?

5. Why does Sassur stop reading Tagore's poems after Chandra is gone?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why Sass sells her house.

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

3. Describe Raji's plans for the future as he describes them to Koly in Chapter 9.

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

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

6. Who is Mala and what is she like?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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