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The Bridge Home

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does Akka mean?

a)

younger sister

b)

older sister

c)

mother

d)

aunt

2.

How much does Rukku sell her first bead necklace for?

a)

400 rupees

b)

250 rupees

c)

100 rupees

d)

150 rupees

e)

300 rupees

3.

What's Rukku's favorite color?

a)

Blue

b)

Red

c)

Green

d)

Teal

4.

What does the gardener throw at Rukku and Viji?

a)

Orange

b)

Clementine

c)

Tangerine

d)

Rock

e)

Lemon

5.

What does Kadalamma mean?

a)

Ocean Spirit

b)

Moon Mother

c)

Ocean Mother

d)

Moon Lady

6.

When do Viji and Rukku find Kutti?

a)

after meeting Teashop Aunty

b)

while looking for a job

c)

under the bridge

d)

the gardener gives him to them

7.

Is the waste man an alternate dimension version of the bus driver?

a)

. . . No?

b)

Of course!

c)

*gasp*

d)

How would I know?

8.

Where does the quintet go after the waste man chases them away from the bridge?

a)

bus

b)

Himalayas

c)

ocean

d)

graveyard

9.

What does Viji want to be when she grows up?

a)

Author

b)

Cook

c)

Teacher

d)

Bus Driver

10.

What does Teashop Aunty give Rukku?

a)

a raincoat

b)

bananas

c)

jasmine tea

d)

beads

11.

Where does the group scavenge food from?

a)

a wedding

b)

the teashop

c)

the mansion

d)

a restaurant

12.

Why does Teashop Aunty have to leave the city?

a)

the teashop man has died

b)

she's running away

c)

her husband's elder brother wants them to come back to their village

d)

they're being kicked out because they can't afford to pay rent

13.

Who is the oldest sister?

a)

Viji

b)

Rukku

14.

How did Arul and Muthu meet?

a)

at the factory

b)

in the streets, behind a trashcan

c)

underneath the bridge

15.

Why does Viji sell Kutti?

a)

because he bit her

b)

because Rukku's sick

c)

because the rich lady forced her to

d)

because they have nowhere else to go

16.

Why did Rukku get sick?

a)

monsoon

b)

dog fur

c)

spoiled food

d)

mosquitos

17.

Where does the band meet Celina Aunty?

a)

hospital

b)

church

c)

mansion

d)

streets

18.

Where does Celina Aunty take Viji to visit?

a)

a boarding school for girls

b)

Rukku's grave

c)

Arul's home

d)

a school for young people with intellectual and developmental disabilities

19.

What do you think that Viji learned at the end of the book?

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