Homeless Bird Quiz Chapter 1-2

What's the term for a price (which in Homeless Bird includes a nice pair of silver earrings) a bride's parents pay to a groom's parents as part of an arranged marriage?

• Vrindavan

• Koly

• Dowry

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

What do Koly and her mother prepare for Koly's wedding?

• A quilt and a sari

• Traditional dumplings

• Linen table coverings

• A special sari for her new sass

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What was the motive behind Hari and Koly’s marriage.

• find a suitable wife for him

• get money for a trip to the Ganges

• to have another person to help with the work at their farm

• to find someone to care for Hari while he was sick

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CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Hari is sick with what?

• fever

• tuberculosis

• cancer

• flu

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Chandra tells Koly that her brother always gets his way because

• He is the only boy

• He is the boss

• He is very smart and talented

• He is the only boy and because he is sick

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Who says, "But will you not have a house to care for? Meals to cook? Children whining for this or that? Will you have time for the work?"

• Maa

• Baap

• Hari

• Mrs. Mehta

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Who says, "Enough of your miserable tales"?

• Mrs. Mehta

• Mr. Mehta

• Hari

• Gopal

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why doesn't Koly run away from her first wedding?

• For her family's honor

• She is in love with Hari

• For money

• For happiness

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What does Koly refuse to give to Mrs. Mehta on her wedding night?

• Her money

• Her quilt

• Earrings

• Her livestock

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2