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Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Why did Rukku and Viji leave home in the first place?
Appa was abusive.
They wanted to go to school.
They were bored.
Amma was mean.
During the book the girls end up sleeping
on the streets
on a bridge
in a graveyard
all of these
Rukku loved to eat sweets. Especially ones that were the color:
red
blue
green
yellow
Does Viji accept help easily?
Yes
No
A few ways the children make money are by
selling bead necklaces
ragpicking
selling fruit
making tea
Who initially gives the beads to the girls?
Arul
The girls on the beach
The waste mart man
Teashop Aunty
Viji dreams of being able to attend ______.
school
dance class
art class
theater
Some of the trials the kids have to face are
Weather
Mosquitos
Other street children
Sickness
Throughout the book one thing the boys love to listen to is when Viji
raps
tells stories
sings
writes poetry
Arul is a Christian and forces the girls to be converted.
True
False
In the book they sneak into a _____ and eat the food leftover in the trash.
school
restaurant
McDonald's
wedding
What is worth the most in the waste dump?
glass and metal
cardboard and fabric
juice cartons
Viji decided in the end to trust Celina Aunty
true
false
They must give Kutti away because he is eating too much and is too hard to care for.
true
false
Rukku dies from
the flu
dengue fever
cancer
heart attack
In the end Viji gets a visit from her father. She does not go with him, but she asks him to:
Bring her items from home.
Bring her mother to come and visit.
Leave her and not come back
