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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16 - 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sampath do when he jumps in the fountain?
(a) Pulls the bride in the water.
(b) Throws water on anyone walking by the fountain.
(c) Goes swimming.
(d) Moons the wedding guests.

2. What does Vermaji invent?
(a) A large area humidifier.
(b) A giant fan.
(c) An electric car engine.
(d) A new kind of cricket bat.

3. What does the local holy man tell the family in Chapter 7?
(a) To leave the boy alone.
(b) To have Sampath committed to an institute.
(c) To find Sampath a wife.
(d) To sit near Sampath and meditate.

4. Where is Sampath’s family going at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) A wedding.
(b) On vacation.
(c) His grandparents’ house.
(d) A restaurant.

5. What kind of books does Mr. Chawla buy in Chapter 1?
(a) Books on how to find a new job.
(b) Books on babies.
(c) Books on confronting family members.
(d) Books on motivating a wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the police do when they find out Sampath is Pinky’s brother?

2. What does Kulfi say about Sampath’s assertion concerning the monkeys in Chapter 14?

3. Where is the Hungry Hop boy at the beginning of Chapter 16?

4. What does Pinky do at the tree when she and Amma get back from the market?

5. What does Mr. Chawla do in the mornings before work?

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