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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Sass want Koly to help with Hari's breakfast her first morning after the wedding?
(a) She tells Koly to cook breakfast and eat with her husband.
(b) She does not want Koly to take care of Hari.
(c) She wants Koly to fetch milk and eggs.
(d) She tells Koly to cook and serve him breakfast.

2. What does Koly learn about her widow's pension when she goes to the government office in Chapter 6?
(a) She can only receive it by mail.
(b) It will end if she marries again.
(c) It doubled when Chandra left home.
(d) It will end if she leaves the Mehta's home.

3. Why is it so important to Koly to hold on to her silver earrings?
(a) They are a wedding gift from Hari.
(b) They are a memory of home.
(c) She wants to use them to run away.
(d) She plans to trade them for a wedding gift for Chandra.

4. Where does Koly sleep on her wedding night?
(a) With Chandra.
(b) With her sass.
(c) Alone in Hari's bed.
(d) On the floor by Hari's bed.

5. Who tells Koly of Hari's death?
(a) Mrs. Lal.
(b) Sassur.
(c) Sass.
(d) Chandra.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Hari's body prepared for its final trip to the Ganges after his death?

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

3. What does the doctor recommend to Sass and Sassur in Chapter 2?

4. What does Koly do when Sass tells her to give Chandra the silver earrings for her wedding day?

5. Who gives Tanu and Koly the beads to make into bangles?

(see the answer key)

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