The Bridge Home Chapter 5-8

What did Rukku lose in chapter 5?

• Her jump rope

• 2 rupees

• her doll

• her beads

What treat does Viji buy Rukku in chapter 5?

• tea

• ice cream

• licorice

• a cookie

What item did Viji and Rukku break?

• a doll

• a motorbike

• a teacup

• a window

"The smell of roasting chilis tickled my nose as we ducked through the narrow doorway" is an example of what kind of figurative language?

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

a spicy or watery sauce served over rice often made with tomatoes and lentils

• payasam

• wafted

• rupees

• rasam

to pass easily or gently through the air

• payasam

• wafted

• rupees

• rasam

traditional Indian dress consisting of a piece of cloth that is wrapped elegantly around the body

• guavas

• sulkily

• sari

• tarpaulin

2. an edible, pale orange tropical fruit with pink juicy flesh and a strong sweet aroma.

• guavas

• sulkily

• sari

• tarpaulin

refusing to smile or be pleasant, usually because you are angry about something

• guavas

• sulkily

• sari

• tarpaulin

heavy-duty waterproof cloth

• guavas

• sulkily

• sari

• tarpaulin