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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. Why does Koly get married?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She is in love.
(c) Her family needs money.
(d) Her family mistreats her and she wants to leave.

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

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

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

5. How are computers viewed by Chandra and Sass?
(a) Chandra is impressed and Sass is suspicious.
(b) Chandra is bored and Sass is impressed.
(c) Both feel that computers are a promising industry.
(d) Both fear that Sass will lose his job to computers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who escorts Hari's body to be cremated?

2. Where are Hari's ashes scattered?

3. Why is Koly not allowed to help Chandra dress on her wedding day?

4. What is Chandra's response when Koly questions her about the widow's pension?

5. Each month after Hari's death, an envelope arrives in the mail for Koly. What is it?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Explain why Hari and his parents are arguing on Koly's second night in her new home.

4. What is Koly's impression of Varanasi?

5. Why does Sass treat Koly so poorly?

6. In Chapter 2, Koly learns details of her marriage and Hari's illness from Chandra that greatly upset her. Explain.

7. What does Koly do to try to soothe her grief over being a widow and her poor treatment by Sass in Chapter 4?

8. Describe Koly's first meetings with her new family.

9. Describe Koly's first night in her new home after she is married.

10. Why is Chandra impressed by the qualifications of her intended husband?

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