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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 - 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Sampath fall asleep in Chapter 6?
(a) At a youth hostel.
(b) At a table in the library.
(c) In the branch of a guava tree.
(d) In a shed in the on a farm.

2. What does Kulfi know about Sampath?
(a) That he will eventually come down.
(b) That his father will come to appreciate him.
(c) That he will run out of things to say when he is no longer reading mail.
(d) That he belongs in the tree.

3. What does Kulfi offer Sampath when his father is criticizing him for his behavior at the wedding?
(a) A piece of advice.
(b) A smile.
(c) A banana.
(d) A fresh guava.

4. What does Pinky do to a man who winks at her?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Sticks him with her hair pin.
(c) Stomps on his foot.
(d) Kicks him in the shin.

5. What does Kulfi think about all the time?
(a) How to get away from her hometown.
(b) Her father’s illness.
(c) Food.
(d) The captain of the cricket team.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what is everyone in Shahkot hoping at the beginning of the book?

2. When Sampath is first born, what does he seem like to Kulfi?

3. What is distinguishing about Sampath when he is born?

4. What does the Chawla family do about their missing son?

5. Why is Sampath miserable at the beginning of Chapter 2?

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