Vocabulary
This disease effects the lungs.
What is Tuberculosis?
This character was also known as Sassur.
Who is Mr. Mehta?
Name of a famous river in India.
What is the Ganges?
This tradition is set by one's parents in many cultures.
What is an arranged marriage?
It was originally thought that Hari's illness was due to the following.
What is the flu?
The term used for women who have lost their husbands due to illness or other causes of death.
What is a widow?
Kolys boss at the garment store.
Who is Mr. Das?
After Mr. Mehta passes, Mrs. Mehta decides to move in with her brother who lives in another city.
What is Delhi?
It is customary in India for the family of the bride to establish some form of gifts to be given to the grooms family.
What is a dowry?
This item was included as part of Koly's dowry.
What are silver earrings?
The setting, rising action, conflict, and climax are all related to this term.
What is the plot?
Koly becomes BFF's with this person.
Who is Tanu?
Raji's home is located in a rural setting.
What is a farm?
One action girls are forbidden to do in Koly's culture.
What is going to school?
Koly teaches Raji how to do this very important life-skill.
What is reading?
Homeless Bird represents a specific genre (type) of story.
What is historical fiction?
Koly gains a sister-in-law who she enjoys very much until this person moves on to get married.
Who is Chandra?
Koly goes to live in this place after Mrs. Mehta abandons her and moves in with her brother.
What is a widows' house?
The story is told through this point of view.
What is first person?
Koly is responsible for making this item at the bazaar and later goes on to learning another craft.
What is garland and embroidering?
This form of transportation requires manual labor; whereby a human pulls a cart holding travelers from one point to another.
What is a rickshaw?
Koly meets a new friend while working in the bazaar.
Who is Raji?
The Ganges River flows through this village.
What is Varanasi?
Marriage arrangements were made for Koly by the time she had reached the following age.
What is 13 years old?
Koly creates this object as a symbol of her wedding.
What is a quilt?