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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. What is Sass's response when Koly demands to receive her widow's pension?
2. Where does Chandra's wedding sari come from?
3. Why is a doctor called on Hari's first night in Varanasi?
4. What is true about Chandra's intended husband?
5. How do Chandra and Koly interact in Chapter 4 after Hari's passing?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain Koly''s reaction to hearing Sass and Sassur discuss the use of her widow's pension.
2. Describe Koly's wedding gift to Chandra.
3. 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.
4. What happens when Koly and the Mehtas arrive in Varanasi that indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Mehta are embarrassed that they married Hari so young and for the money?
5. Explain the reaction of Koly's parents to their first meeting with the Mehtas.
6. What is Koly's relationship with Sassur like in Chapter 4, after Hari's death?
7. Explain how Koly's parents earn income for the family.
8. Explain what Hari's doctor has to say about the family's trip to the Ganges, and his parents' response.
9. How does the train ride to Varanasi seem to indicate that the outcome of this journey will be a poor one?
10. Explain what Koly's daydreams consist of in Chapter 4, after Hari's death.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Chandra and Koly are about the same age and have similar backgrounds.
1) Is Chandra a good friend to Koly?
2) How would the story have been different if Hari had no sister?
3) Will both girls have a happy life? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
The metaphor of Koly as a homeless bird has significance in many places of the story. Choose one of the options below to write about.
1) Analyze the use of animals in the novel to symbolize Koly's plight, to ease her loneliness, and to serve other purposes.
2) Choose two other characters and use a metaphor to describe their situations in the story. Use examples to explain your choices.
3) Describe how Koly's journey towards freedom required her to break out of many cages.
Essay Topic 3
The title Homeless Bird has much significance for Koly. Analyze the meaning of this title for the book, and to Koly. Consider the questions below when formulating your responses.
1)If the Tagore book was not included in the story, would this label have as strong a meaning?
2) What other events or objects in the story make this title significant?
3) What other titles could have been given to this novel?
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