2. How does Sampath feel when he bites into a guava after he gets off the bus?
(a) He feels at home and energized.
(b) He feels like a monkey.
(c) He misses his mother.
(d) He feels hungry.

3. What is distinguishing about Sampath when he is born?
(a) He has extremely long hair.
(b) A brown birthmark on one cheek.
(c) He does not cry.
(d) He has blue eyes.

4. What does Sampath do before he returns to the wedding party?
(a) Reads the letter from his mother.
(b) Hides the sack of money.
(c) Pretends to blackmail the bride and groom.
(d) Puts on a sari and a jeweled nose ring.

5. What does the old woman on the bus in Chapter 6 keep asking Sampath about?
(a) His family and his job.
(b) His schooling.
(c) Whether he might like her granddaughter.
(d) His girlfriend.

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

7. What are Amma and Kulfi doing at the orchard in Chapter 8?
(a) Trying to talk Sampath into coming home.
(b) Video taping the sessions with Sampath.
(c) Sending people away.
(d) Tending to Sampath’s needs.

8. What does Kulfi tell the rest of the family about Sampath in Chapter 6?
(a) That Sampath will be fine.
(b) To leave him alone.
(c) That Sampath is mentally ill.
(d) That she is going to go live with Sampath.

9. Why is Sampath miserable at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) There is a heat wave.
(b) He cannot find a job.
(c) His girlfriend broke up with him.
(d) He did not get accepted at the college he wanted.

10. What does Mr. Chawla decide in Chapter 8 that Sampath could do for the family?
(a) Get them into a bigger house.
(b) Get them into the movies.
(c) Make a lot of money for the family.
(d) Make the family famous.

11. In Chapter 4, why is Sampath told to come to work early the next day?
(a) He did not get all his work done.
(b) He is getting overtime.
(c) His shift is changing to start an hour earlier.
(d) So he can take some documents across town by eight.

12. What happens when Pinky goes to the bazaar one day?
(a) She spills cooking oil on her new clothes
(b) She meets a man she really likes.
(c) A man follows her.
(d) She buys two books.

13. What does the Chawla family hear about a guava tree in Chapter 6?
(a) The owner of the oldest guava tree outside town is cutting it down.
(b) There is a strange man living in one.
(c) They do not hear anything about a guava tree.
(d) There is a large monkey living in one.

14. 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.

15. How does Pinky feel about her brother’s behavior in Chapter 6?
(a) Embarrassed.
(b) Sad.
(c) Angry.
(d) Indifferent.