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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. What does Sass do to make money for her and Koly to live on?
2. Why does Raji tell Koly he is living in the city?
3. What surprises and confuses Koly on her ride with the benefactor of the widow's home the day after that lady comments on her good embroidery skills?
4. What importance do the bandicoot and stray dog have for Koly in Chapter 6?
5. How do Koly and Sass travel in Vrindavan?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Raji's plans for the future as he describes them to Koly in Chapter 9.
2. Explain why Sassur stops reading the Tagore book?
3. Who is Mala and what is she like?
4. Describe Koly's introduction to Maa Kamala's home.
5. Explain why the benefactor funds the widow's home where Koly stays.
6. Describe Sass's behavior on the train ride to her brother's home.
7. Describe how Koly's feelings of loneliness change after moving in to Maa Kamala's.
8. Explain Sassur's feelings regarding computers.
9. How and why does Koly try to please Sass after Chandra is gone?
10. Explain why Sass sells her house.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In this novel, Koly is a part of many traditions, but she also acts in ways that are contrary to traditions of the time and place.
1) How do Koly's actions support a belief that traditions are important? Give at least three examples and justify your answer.
2) How do Koly's actions support a belief that traditions are less important than some other value in her life? Define that value and support your answer.
3) How does Koly's acceptance or rejection of certain traditions help or hurt her in the story? Give at least three examples with evidence.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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.
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