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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 do Koly and Tanu do for work on Koly's first morning at Maa Kamala's?
(a) They string marigolds for garlands.
(b) They do laundry.
(c) They embroider saris.
(d) They make bangles from beads.

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

3. Where does Koly find food and a bed in Vrindavan?
(a) At the widow's home.
(b) At the rickshaw driver's aunt's home.
(c) In a room above the government office.
(d) At the home of the man who runs the government office.

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

5. What is true of Sass during Chandra's first visit home?
(a) She keeps busy making baby shoes.
(b) She tends to Sassur constantly.
(c) She is in good spirits.
(d) She is sickly.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Koly stay with on her first night in Vrindavan?

3. Why does Raji tell Koly he is living in the city?

4. What does Koly do each morning after Chandra is gone?

5. What is true of Sassur's job in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe how Koly's feelings of loneliness change after moving in to Maa Kamala's.

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

4. Explain why Sassur stops reading the Tagore book?

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

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

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

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

9. What happens on the day that Koly sees the rickshaw driver at the train station, before he brings her to the widow's home?

10. Explain Sassur's feelings regarding computers.

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