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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what does Mr. Chawla become obsessed?
(a) How to get Sampath out of the tree.
(b) Finding Sampath a wife with a huge dowry.
(c) How to take advantage of Sampath’s fame.
(d) How to find a high paying job for Sampath.

2. Why did Miss Jyotsna have to get new clothes?
(a) She burned her sari.
(b) She does not have to get new clothes.
(c) Her sari was ripped off her.
(d) Her husband hates the color of her sari.

3. What kind of pictures does Kulfi draw?
(a) Pictures of landscapes.
(b) Pictures of animals.
(c) Pictures of babies.
(d) Pictures of food.

4. For what is Sampath’s boss recruiting some of his employees?
(a) To keep the coffee pot full.
(b) To take a cut in hours.
(c) To work overtime on the weekend.
(d) To help with his daughter’s wedding.

5. What picture does Sampath think about on his way home from work in Chapter 4?
(a) A painting done by his mother.
(b) An ape with a very big, red bottom.
(c) A picture of a huge mansion.
(d) A beautiful princess.

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

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

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

9. What brings Sampath joy in Chapter 2?
(a) Getting accepted at another college.
(b) When his girlfriend returns to him.
(c) When he plays his guitar.
(d) When he sings about meeting a princess.

10. How did Sampath find out about Jyotsna’s secret?
(a) He read a postcard from her son to his best friend.
(b) He keeps track of the clothes she wears.
(c) He read a letter from her daughter to Jyotsna.
(d) He looked through her purse one day.

11. Why does Mr. Chawla complain to his mother in Chapter 1?
(a) His mother arranged his marriage.
(b) His wife will not clean the house.
(c) His boss wants him to work too many hours.
(d) His sister continues to steal money from him.

12. What does Mr. Chawla realize is part of Sampath’s appeal?
(a) Sampath’s ability to make people laugh.
(b) That Sampath is kind to everyone.
(c) Sampath’s apparent humility.
(d) That Sampath has rejected modern luxuries.

13. What does Amma sell to visitors at the orchard in Chapter 10?
(a) Tea.
(b) Hot buns.
(c) Bowls of curried rice.
(d) Ice cream.

14. To what food does Mr. Chawla compare Sampath?
(a) Spinach.
(b) A cherry.
(c) An orange.
(d) A potato.

15. Where does Sampath work?
(a) The library.
(b) The grocery store.
(c) His father’s bank
(d) The post office.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Sampath find at the wedding when he sneaks into the house?

3. What does the monkey take from Amma at the market?

4. How does Sampath feel when he bites into a guava after he gets off the bus?

5. What does the newspaper say about Sampath in Chapter 7?

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