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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

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 tells Koly to cook and serve him breakfast.
(c) She wants Koly to fetch milk and eggs.
(d) She does not want Koly to take care of Hari.

2. What makes Koly erupt in a coughing fit while Koly is sitting with him, after she gets permission from Sass to do so?
(a) Pollen from flowers.
(b) Food he is eating.
(c) Laughing.
(d) Yelling.

3. How is Hari's body prepared for its final trip to the Ganges after his death?
(a) It is blessed with scented oils and left naked.
(b) It is wrapped in clothes and covered in marigolds.
(c) It is painted with bright dyes to guide his spirit.
(d) His toes and fingers are tied together.

4. What does Chandra ask Koly to do before the family leaves for Varanasi?
(a) Let her keep the silver earrings if Hari dies.
(b) Give him some honey when Sass is not looking.
(c) Bring her back some water from the river.
(d) Put a marigold garland on Hari if he dies.

5. What does Hari collect?
(a) Stamps.
(b) Stories.
(c) Butterflies and bugs.
(d) Leaves and rocks.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Koly work on the activity she undertakes to remember Hari and soothe her soul?

2. What does Koly want to do when she learns her parents have selected a husband for her?

3. What does Koly do when she wakes up at Hari's house the first morning after her wedding?

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

5. What does Sassur tell Koly immediately after she learns of Hari's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Koly and the Mehtas arrive in Varanasi that indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Mehta are embarrassed that they married Hari so young and for the money?

2. What is Koly's relationship with Sassur like in Chapter 4, after Hari's death?

3. Explain what Hari's doctor has to say about the family's trip to the Ganges, and his parents' response.

4. Explain how Koly's marriage is expected to benefit her family.

5. Describe Koly's wedding gift to Chandra.

6. Explain how Koly's parents earn income for the family.

7. How does the train ride to Varanasi seem to indicate that the outcome of this journey will be a poor one?

8. Describe the events that lead up to an envelope with Koly's name arriving at the Mehta's house each month.

9. Explain Koly''s reaction to hearing Sass and Sassur discuss the use of her widow's pension.

10. Tell about Koly's first meeting with her new husband.

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