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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Koly wait with at the train station on her second visit there?
(a) Sass.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Mr. Lal and his wife.
(d) A family waiting for a train.

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

3. How does Sassur help Koly after Hari's death?
(a) He defends her to Sass.
(b) He finds her a job outside the home.
(c) He teachers her to read.
(d) He takes her to his school to help out.

4. What does Koly do when Sass tells her to give Chandra the silver earrings for her wedding day?
(a) She spits on the ground.
(b) She lies and says she has lost them.
(c) She refuses and walks away.
(d) She gives them to Chandra.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Maa Kamala?

2. Where does Chandra's wedding sari come from?

3. What does Koly hear Sass and Sassur discussing on the evening she overhears them in the courtyard in Chapter 5?

4. Where does Sassur obtain his favorite book of poetry?

5. What does Koly do each morning after Chandra is gone?

(see the answer key)

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