Homeless Bird Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 158 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Homeless Bird Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 158 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Sassur and Chandra go on Koly's first day in their home?

2. What does Sassur tell Koly immediately after she learns of Hari's death?

3. What activity does Koly undertake to remember Hari and to soothe her soul?

4. What does the doctor say is wrong with Hari?

5. What does Sass give Koly to help her work on Chandra's wedding quilt?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sass justify her refusal to give Koly her pension money when Koly tells her she wants it?

2. Explain how Koly's parents earn income for the family.

3. Why is Chandra impressed by the qualifications of her intended husband?

4. Describe Koly's first night in her new home after she is married.

5. Explain what Hari's doctor has to say about the family's trip to the Ganges, and his parents' response.

6. Tell about Koly's first meeting with her new husband.

7. What is Koly's impression of Varanasi?

8. Sass demands, for the second time, that Koly give her the silver earrings. Explain why keeping these earrings is so important to Koly in Chapter 5.

9. Why does Sass treat Koly so poorly?

10. Explain the importance of Tagore's book of poems in Chapter 4.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the impact of good health and illness on the plot line of the story. At what points in the novel does the health of a character result in a major change in the direction of the story? Do any of the characters have choices in the occurrence or in the direction that their lives took at this point? Explain why or why not. Is health or financial status more important to the outcomes of the lives of the characters in this novel? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Different characters in the novel view their responsibilities in different ways. Choose three of the characters listed and discuss their definitions of responsibility, family, and honor in the novel. Choose from these characters: Koly, Sass, Sassur, Koly's mother or father, Maa Kamala, Raji, and the benefactor of the widow's home.

Essay Topic 3

Imagine that the story has taken some different turns and answer the questions below with support for your conclusion:

1) What would have happened if Koly had not traded the silver earrings for the Tagore book?

2) What would have happened if Koly took her pension money back from Chandra's dowry?

3) What would have happened if Koly did not have the ability to embroider?

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