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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 does the Chawla family do about their missing son?

2. What does Mr. Chawla realize is part of Sampath’s appeal?

3. What picture does Sampath think about on his way home from work in Chapter 4?

4. How does Pinky feel about her brother’s behavior in Chapter 6?

5. What does Sampath do before he returns to the wedding party?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Sampath sneak off to during the wedding, and what does he do?

2. What does Kulfi do when Sampath’s father is talking to him about getting fired? What happens after Sampath takes Kulfi’s offering?

3. How did Kulfi end up married to Mr. Chawla?

4. How does Kulfi feel about Sampath living in the tree, and what does she do for him?

5. Why does a reporter from the atheist society talk to Sampath, and what happens when he does talk to Sampath?

6. How does Mr. Chawla feel towards Sampath at breakfast in Chapter 3? What does he do, and what is Sampath’s response?

7. In Chapter 10, what does the family finally do about Sampath staying in the orchard, and how does Mr. Chawla set it up?

8. How does Pinky feel about all the attention given to her brother? What happens when she goes to the bazaar, and what does Mr. Chawla tell her to do about it?

9. What is the problem in Shahkot, India, and what are some of the ways the people think to try and solve the problem?

10. What does Mr. Chawla do in the mornings before work? What is he like with his family in the mornings?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Setting is both the location and the time period that a story takes place in.

Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard. Is there more than one setting?

Essay Topic 2

Many readers of fiction place themselves in the position of one character, wondering if they would do the same thing as that character. Discuss the following:

Do you think one of the values of literature is to serve as a reflection of oneself? Why or why not? Socrates said "Know thyself." How can reading a book such as Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard help a reader to know him/herself? Do you find yourself reflecting on your own character and abilities when reading Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard? Why or why not. Use examples from Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

The viewpoint of the character.

Imagine you one of the characters in Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard. Discuss why or how you would act differently to various situations than the character you have chosen.

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