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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What financial impact would Koly's return have on her family?
(a) It would be a burden as her brothers now have wives.
(b) It would be a burden as her parents would pay a dowry tax.
(c) It would help them because she would get a widow's fee.
(d) It would help them as the Mehta's would repay the dowry.

2. What strange request does the groom's family make regarding Koly's wedding?
(a) That Koly's family stay for an entire week.
(b) That no one from outside the region is invited.
(c) That the wedding take place before the next full moon.
(d) That the wedding take place at the groom's house.

3. What does the doctor recommend to Sass and Sassur in Chapter 2?
(a) That they do not take Hari on the long trip they have planned.
(b) That they let Koly accompany Hari on the trip.
(c) That they take Hari to the famous healer.
(d) That they take Hari to the healing waters.

4. Who do Sass and Koly visit in the village one week after Hari's death?
(a) The woman who runs a school for girls.
(b) The woman who runs a local embroidery shop.
(c) A man at a government office.
(d) A man at a quilting factory.

5. Who accompanies Koly to her prospective husband's home?
(a) Her father and her brothers.
(b) Just her father.
(c) Her parents.
(d) Her parents and brothers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Chandra and Koly interact in Chapter 4 after Hari's passing?

2. What does Chandra ask Koly to do before the family leaves for Varanasi?

3. What remedy does Koly give Hari for his cough during their first meeting after being married?

4. Who escorts Hari's body to be cremated?

5. Why is Sassur described as being sad so often in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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