Read the following extract carefully and answer the questions that follow :
The bridegroom lifted the garland of yellow marigolds. A woman slipped back the silken veil from the bride’s face. Bishamber took a quick glance. The garland remained poised in his hands. The bride slowly pulled down the veil over her face.
1. Why did the garland remain poised in his hands?
a. The garland remained poised in Bishamber’s hands because he noticed the tattoos on Radha, the bride’s face.
b. The garland remained poised in Bishamber’s hands because he noticed the burn marks on Bholi, the bride’s face.
c. The garland remained poised in Bishamber’s hands because he noticed the pock marks on Bholi, the bride’s face.
d. The garland remained poised in Bishamber’s hands because he noticed the pock marks on Radha, the bride’s face.
2. Did the marriage take place? Why/Why not?
a. No, the marriage didn’t take place because Bholi refused to marry a man who had demanded five thousand rupees as a condition to marry a girl with pock marks.
b. Yes, the marriage took place because Bholi did not want to embarass her parents in front of all the gathered guests.
c. No, the marriage didn’t take place because the bridegroom refused to marry Bholi, and would not be swayed.
d. Yes, the marriage took place because Bholi’s father paid the bridegroom five thousand rupees to marry her.
3. Complete the sentence :
The garland was made of _____.
a. orange marigolds
b. pink lotuses
c. red roses
d. yellow marigolds
4. What did Bishamber do when he saw the bride’s face?
a. When he saw how beautiful the bride was, Bishamber paid her father five thousand rupees to marry her.
b. When he saw the pock marks on the bride’s face, Bishamber demanded that he be paid five thousand rupees to marry her.
c. When he saw how beautiful the bride was, Bishamber demanded that he be paid five thousand rupees to marry her.
d. When he saw how beautiful the bride was, Bishamber demanded that he be paid five thousand rupees to marry her.
5. Who was the bride?
a. Bholi was the bride.
b. Radha was the bride.
c. Rekha was the bride.
d. Inaya was the bride.
