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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sassur tell Koly immediately after she learns of Hari's death?
(a) That she is responsible for his death.
(b) That they should not have made her marry him.
(c) That she will have to return home to her parents.
(d) That she would have made a good wife.

2. What does Sass give to Koly after Hari's death?
(a) A black cotton sari.
(b) A white cotton sari.
(c) A train ticket.
(d) Money.

3. What does Sass give Koly to help her work on Chandra's wedding quilt?
(a) A picture of Chandra and Hari as children.
(b) Scraps of material.
(c) A light so she can work at night.
(d) Bright colored thread.

4. What is one reason that Sass gives for being so resentful of Koly?
(a) She cannot read.
(b) She is a poor cook.
(c) Her dowry was too low.
(d) She is an extra mouth to feed.

5. What does Sass do to make money for her and Koly to live on?
(a) Does laundry.
(b) Sells her own possessions.
(c) Hires Koly out as a servant.
(d) Sells the widow's sari she had given to Koly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sass's response when Koly demands to receive her widow's pension?

2. What does Koly notice as they travel to the temple in Vrindavan?

3. What does Chandra tell Koly about her new husband?

4. Why does Sass say that she and Koly should stop in Vrindavan on their way to Delhi?

5. Who do Sass and Koly visit in the village one week after Hari's death?

(see the answer key)

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