What weather disasters occur before Sampath is born and on the night he is born? What is Kulfi's reaction to him? What is unusual about his face?

How does Sampath learn a lot about his neighbors? Once he is a "prophet" in the guava tree, how does he use the information that he learned about his neighbors? What do the people attribute his uncanny knowledge of them to?

What is Kulfi obsessed about and what causes her obsession? How does she use her obsession to support and nourish Sampath? What is the new ingredient in her bubbling pot at the end of the tale?

Why does the Cinema Monkey attack women? What happes when the monkey attacks Pinky and Amma? What does Hungry Hop boy retrieve from the monkey for Amma?

What are the three plans proposed to solve the monkey problem in Shahkot...