Homeless Bird Review

What is Koly's favorite poem?

• Homeless Bird

• Name of a Tree

• Night Light

• Season to Forgive

Why is Koly surprised that Raji wants her to be his wife?

• He only likes her for her dowry

• She is a widow- she is unlucky

• She is very lucky

• She was homeless

How does Koly feel about Sass at the end of the book?

• Koly likes Sass

• Koly wants to take revenge on Sass

• Koly feels sorry for Sass

• Koly doesn't care about Sass

Which is a reason Koly does NOT like about her work?

• she makes money

• expresses herself

• doing what she loves

• has to wake up early

What does Koly feel would be Sass' final cruelty?

• to make Koly like her

• to make Koly pay her money

• to become friends with Sass

• to make sure Koly never marries

Which trait does NOT describe Koly's personality?

• kind

• mischievious

• grateful

• rude

Why did Hari go to Varanasi?

• To be healed in the Ganges River or die there

• To find a job

• To make his parents happy

• To show Koly a new city

Why is Koly willing to leave her family and marry a boy she has never seen or met?

• She dreams of marriage all the time

• She knows the family will have more food when she is gone

• She does not like her parents or brothers

• She knows her bridegroom will allow her to go to school

Which of the following does NOT foreshadow the fate of Koly's marriage?

• The Mehtas do not send a photo of Hari

• The bridegroom is kept hidden until the wedding

• Koly's parents want to find a bridegroom for her, so they have fewer mouths to feed

• The wedding is held in the bridegroom's village instead of Koly's

What does Hari say would be lucky?

• to die in Varanasi because there are many temples there

• to escape his village and live in a big city like Varanasi

• the move with Koly to their own house and raise crops in a village

• to die in Varanasi because his ashes could be spread over the Ganges River