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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Sampath find at the wedding when he sneaks into the house?
(a) The room where the bridesmaids got ready for the wedding.
(b) A large sack of money.
(c) The bride and groom kissing.
(d) A letter from his mother to the bride’s father.

3. When Sampath is first born, what does he seem like to Kulfi?
(a) Alien to her.
(b) The most wonderful baby in the world.
(c) The smartest baby she has ever known.
(d) The perfect child.

4. What does Amma want Kulfi to do in Chapter 1?
(a) Take herbs and sing.
(b) Exercise.
(c) Take vitamins.
(d) Sit down and watch television.

5. On whom does Mr. Chawla blame Sampath’s behavior?
(a) On his mother.
(b) On Sampath’s former boss.
(c) On his daughter.
(d) On his wife.

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

7. What does Sampath do at a wedding he attends?
(a) Dances with the bride.
(b) He is one of the ushers.
(c) Plays his guitar.
(d) Fills glasses with sherbet.

8. How does Kulfi feel towards Sampath as Mr. Chawla is scolding him in Chapter 3?
(a) She is irritated at him.
(b) She thinks it is humorous.
(c) She is indifferent towards him.
(d) She pities him.

9. What does Sampath want to tell his family when they come to see him in the tree?
(a) That he is getting married.
(b) That he will not be coming home.
(c) That he is happy in his new job.
(d) To go away.

10. When living in the tree, how does Sampath get food at first?
(a) It is taken up by a local boy.
(b) It is dropped by hand glider.
(c) One of the orchard pickers takes it to him.
(d) Pinky climbs up the tree with it.

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

12. What does the newspaper say about Sampath in Chapter 7?
(a) He is mentally ill.
(b) He should return home.
(c) He is spiritual in nature and very wise.
(d) He is trespassing in the orchard.

13. 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 picture of a huge mansion.
(d) A beautiful princess.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the police in Shahkot offer to sponsor?

2. What does Sampath do before he returns to the wedding party?

3. For what does Mr. Chawla scold Sampath in Chapter 3?

4. To what food does Mr. Chawla compare Sampath?

5. What does Kulfi think about all the time?

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