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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Sassur and Chandra go on Koly's first day in their home?
(a) They both go to the market to work.
(b) They both go to the school.
(c) He goes to sell the cow and she goes to buy medicine.
(d) He goes to school and she goes to the river.

2. Who scolds Hari for being playful in the river?
(a) Mr. Lal.
(b) The healer.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

3. Who meets Hari and his family in Varanasi?
(a) Mr. Lal and his wife.
(b) The Patal family.
(c) The famous healer.
(d) Mr. Mehta and his wife.

4. What is Koly's first impression of her new husband?
(a) He is angry.
(b) He is handsome.
(c) He is much older than her parents were told.
(d) He is too young and sickly.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Koly's father tear up on the day of her wedding?

2. After Sass returns from getting Hari's medicine, how does she react when she discovers Koly in Hari's room and learns she has given him a remedy?

3. Who attends the school in Koly's town?

4. What does Chandra tell Koly about Hari's illness?

5. What makes Koly erupt in a coughing fit while Koly is sitting with him, after she gets permission from Sass to do so?

(see the answer key)

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