Homeless Bird Chapter 8

Why had Sass given Koly so much money?

• So she could be rich.

• To ease her conscious

How does the elderly woman help Koly? What does Koly learn about the woman’s life?

• The old lady gave her a spot to sleep on the doorstep. Koly learns that the old woman was left there after her husband died because her family had no use for her and she was too old to work.

• The old lady told Koly how to weave a charopy.

Why does Koly resist contacting her family?

• She doesn't love them anymore.

• She thinks she might bring shame to them, and if her brother has been married, there will be no room for her.

Why is Koly still unable to obtain her pension?

• Sass told the government that Koly died.

• She has no address

What do many of the widows do all day?

• Chant in the temples.

• sew

Why does she fear the man in the red shirt? How does she deal with him?

• She’s afraid of him because of what the rickshaw driver told her, there are many bad men who look for girls like her. She fights him off by biting him.

• She’s afraid of him because he is ugly. She fights him off by kicking him.

What does the rickshaw boy (Raji) tell Koly about his life?

• He tells her that he owns a bit of land and is saving to one day leave the city which he hates.

• He tells her that he is going to own a rickshaw company in the city because he loves the city.

Who is Maa Kamala?

• She is a woman who takes in widows and helps them find jobs.

• She is an old lady that chants in the temples.

Who is Tanu?

• He is a rickshaw driver.

• She is one of the young girls that lives with Maa Kamala

What kind of house does Maa Kamala have?

• A widow's house

• A farm house.