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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who drops a large supply of food outside Kulfi’s house?
(a) The European Aid Foundation.
(b) A Swedish Red Cross plane.
(c) The Indian government.
(d) The American Relief Society.

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

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

4. For what is everyone in Shahkot hoping at the beginning of the book?
(a) Rain.
(b) Warmer weather.
(c) More jobs.
(d) The president will visit.

5. Why is Pinky mortified around the ice cream boy in Chapter 9?
(a) He laughs at Amma.
(b) She is dressed so plain and unattractive.
(c) He looks her over carefully.
(d) He laughs at the monkey.

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

7. In Chapter 3, what news does Pinky think is more interesting than the news Mr. Chawla reads
(a) The monkey who attacks women outside the theater.
(b) The chart of the top ten songs on radio.
(c) The set up for the next high school cricket game.
(d) The listings for movies in the area.

8. In Chapter 5, what does Sampath tell his mother he wants?
(a) A new girlfriend
(b) His freedom.
(c) A new job.
(d) An egg.

9. What does Sampath do with a pile of letters he is given in Chapter 4?
(a) Steams them open and reads them.
(b) Takes them to the post office.
(c) Sorts them into piles by sender.
(d) Reads them and takes notes for his boss.

10. Who wants to expose Sampath as a fraud?
(a) A local holy man.
(b) A reporter from the local newspaper.
(c) A college professor from the philosophy department.
(d) A reporter from an atheist society.

11. Where does the Chawla family seek help in Chapter 6?
(a) The local shaman.
(b) A Buddhist monk.
(c) Medical doctors, homeopathic and naturopathic doctors.
(d) A Hindu guru.

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

13. In Chapter 10, what does the Chawla family do at the orchard?
(a) Fence off the tree in which Sampath is staying.
(b) Set up living quarters.
(c) Buy the orchard.
(d) Set up a booth to sell tickets to see Sampath.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On whom does Mr. Chawla blame Sampath’s behavior?

2. What does Sampath mention to Jyotsna one day in Chapter 8?

3. What kind of books does Mr. Chawla buy in Chapter 1?

4. Where is Sampath’s family going at the beginning of Chapter 6?

5. Why does Mr. Chawla complain to his mother in Chapter 1?

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