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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sass respond when Koly offers to braid her hair?

2. Who is Tanu?

3. How does Koly feel about working for Mr. Das?

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

5. What does Koly tell Chandra she wants to do during Chandra's first visit home after her marriage?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Describe Koly's introduction to Maa Kamala's home.

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the impact of good health and illness on the plot line of the story. At what points in the novel does the health of a character result in a major change in the direction of the story? Do any of the characters have choices in the occurrence or in the direction that their lives took at this point? Explain why or why not. Is health or financial status more important to the outcomes of the lives of the characters in this novel? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Different characters in the novel view their responsibilities in different ways. Choose three of the characters listed and discuss their definitions of responsibility, family, and honor in the novel. Choose from these characters: Koly, Sass, Sassur, Koly's mother or father, Maa Kamala, Raji, and the benefactor of the widow's home.

Essay Topic 3

The children in Koly's culture are expected to grow up and take on adult roles at a very young age.

1) Give two examples that show that Koly is not mature enough to handle the situations she finds herself in.

2) Give two examples that show that Koly is mature enough to handle the situations she finds herself in.

3) Give at least two examples that show the adults in the story are unable to handle the situations they find themselves in.

How much impact do age, maturity, experience, and character have in determining a person's ability to deal with adversity?

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