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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Koly and her new family ride past on the train to Varanasi?
(a) A bustling market place.
(b) A town near Koly's home town.
(c) A scribe who reminds Koly of her father.
(d) A shrine filled with sick people.

2. Why does Koly's father tear up on the day of her wedding?
(a) He is grieving the recent loss of his mother.
(b) He is overcome with joy at his daughter's good fortune.
(c) He is recalling his own wedding.
(d) He is sad to see Koly dressed like a woman and getting married.

3. Where does Hari tell Koly his parents are planning to take him?
(a) School.
(b) His grandfather's town.
(c) The Ganges River.
(d) To a famous healer.

4. What remedy does Koly give Hari for his cough during their first meeting after being married?
(a) Warm water with mango juice.
(b) Tea with a special herb from her home.
(c) Honey and ginger root.
(d) Tea from the Mango leaves.

5. Who escorts Hari's body to be cremated?
(a) The Lals and the Mehtas.
(b) His parents.
(c) His parents and his wife.
(d) The men.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What gift does Koly give to Hari when she first goes to his room after hearing his bad cough?

4. Why does Koly get married?

5. Why is a doctor called on Hari's first night in Varanasi?

(see the answer key)

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