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

2. What happens to the food in the Mehta household as Sass eats less and less?
(a) Sass allows a boarder to stay and share their meals.
(b) Sass is even stingier with it.
(c) Sass and Koly share it with the family next door.
(d) Koly eats more and feels stronger than she has in years.

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

4. What does Koly do each morning after Chandra is gone?
(a) Reads a poem to Sassur.
(b) Makes a puja at the kitchen shrine.
(c) Sets a place for her at the table.
(d) Plays a tune on the small lute.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Koly see in the marketplace on her way home from the government office in Chapter 6?

2. Why does Maa Kamala keep half of Koly's pay?

3. Who does Koly see at the train station when she returns a week after being abandoned by Sass?

4. Why do Koly's dreams of leaving Sass end in Chapter 7?

5. What does Koly do at the temples on her first day alone in Vrindavan?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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