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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. Why does Koly have a hard time sleeping her first night in Vrindavan?
(a) She is making a plan for the next day.
(b) The traffic and drunks are very loud.
(c) She is worried about money and her situation.
(d) It rains very hard and she is wet.

2. Who does Koly stay with on her first night in Vrindavan?
(a) A cow, chickens, and a young girl.
(b) An older widow.
(c) A younger widow.
(d) A young boy.

3. Who sends a letter to Sass in Chapter 7?
(a) Her brother.
(b) A business man in Delhi.
(c) Chandra.
(d) The government.

4. What does Sass give Koly while they are in Vrindavan?
(a) An address.
(b) The silver earrings.
(c) 50 rupees.
(d) A name and phone number.

5. Who gives Tanu and Koly the beads to make into bangles?
(a) The jewelry vendor at the marketplace.
(b) The benefactor at the widow's home.
(c) Maa Kamala.
(d) Raji.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What job is Koly told she will have in Chapter 8?

3. Who does Koly wait with at the train station on her second visit there?

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

5. What is a Chula?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Mala and what is she like?

2. Explain why the benefactor funds the widow's home where Koly stays.

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

4. Describe the two friends that Koly finds in Chapter 6.

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

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

7. Explain why Sass sells her house.

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

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

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

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