TBH Reading Check 1

In The Bridge Home, who does the pronoun "I" refer to?

Ex --> "You scowled at me, and I spun on my heel and strode away, hoping you'd follow, but you didn't. I waited at the end of the street for a while, but you seemed quite content to stay where you were".

• Viji

• Rukku

In The Bridge Home, who does the pronoun "you" refer to?

Ex --> "You scowled at me, and I spun on my heel and strode away, hoping you'd follow, but you didn't. I waited at the end of the street for a while, but you seemed quite content to stay where you were".

• Viji

• Rukku

• Muthu

• Arul

Organize the events in the story in order in which they happened.

• Viji and Rukku meet Muthu and Arul on the abandoned bridge.

• A little girl steals the rest of Viji and Rukku's money.

• Viji writes Rukku a letter recounting their stories.

• Viji and Rukku run away.

• Viji and Rukku make vadais with Teashop Aunty.

What is the special gift that Parvathi Teacher gives Viji?

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Answer explanation

"Our bags were heavy, but I couldn't bear to leave behind the book from Parvathi Teachr. Carrying it along was like taking her blessings with us, I told myself as I forced it into my bag" (12).

What does Rukku do when the bus driver tries to grab Viji?

• Kicks him

• Throws her wooden doll at him

• Nothing

• Calls for help

Answer explanation

"Your arm swung back, and with all your might, you flung your hard wooden doll at him.

Marapachi hit his forehead with a satisfying thwack" (17).

What gift does Teashop Aunty give to Rukku?

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Answer explanation

"Aunty let us in the back door with a slightly frightened smile. "You said Rukku liked beads?"

My irritation at her asking me instead of you vanished when she thrust a bulging bag into my hands. Inside the bag was a beautiful collection of jewel-toned beads, as well as some neatly knotted bundles of twine" (39).

Viji and Rukku look for work in a rich neighborhood. What object does the gardener throw at them?

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Answer explanation

"Something whizzed by my head. I ducked, shocked the gardener would go so far as to throw a stone just to keep up his pretense.

The object landed with a thud.

It wasn't a stone. It was an orange" (44).

Which sister is younger?

• Viji

• Rukku

Answer explanation

"You always felt like a younger sister, Rukku. You looked younger, too, with yourwide eyes and snub nose. You spoke haltingly, and you hunched your shoulders, which made you seem smaller than me, though you were born a year before" (3).

Which sister has a developmental disability?

• Viji

• Rukku

Which sister likes to make things with her hands?

• Viji

• Rukku

Answer explanation

""Rukku's made vadais before...She's good with her hands. And she loves making bead necklaces"" (22).