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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What amazes the people about the monkeys around Sampath?
(a) That they seem to be very wise.
(b) That they do not bother anyone in the orchard.
(c) How tame they have become.
(d) That they obey Sampath’s orders.

2. How many sisters does Hungry Hop boy have?
(a) Nine.
(b) Seven.
(c) Five.
(d) Eleven.

3. Where have the monkeys raided in Chapter 21 looking for liquor?
(a) A retired Judge’s residence.
(b) The Downtown Café and Bar.
(c) The former Chawla’s residence.
(d) The university’s cafeteria.

4. Where is the Hungry Hop boy at the beginning of Chapter 16?
(a) At the hospital.
(b) At home.
(c) At his girlfriend’s house.
(d) At his mother’s house.

5. What will Sampath have to do in Chapter 21 in order to get rid of the monkeys?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Come down from the tree.
(c) Help fool the monkeys.
(d) No talk to people for three days.

6. How does Sampath win over the monkeys who arrive at the orchard?
(a) By feeding them fruit.
(b) By playing games with them.
(c) By mimicking their behavior and sounds.
(d) By ignoring them.

7. In Chapter 16, what is there talk of building at the orchard?
(a) A new greenhouse.
(b) A concrete building.
(c) A movie theater.
(d) A parking lot.

8. What does Miss Jyotsna think about the monkeys?
(a) She thinks they might be all right.
(b) She has no opinion about the monkeys.
(c) She defends the monkeys.
(d) She believes they are a danger.

9. In Chapter 23, on what day does Pinky tell the Hungry Hop boy to meet her?
(a) April 1.
(b) April 30.
(c) May 4.
(d) May 2.

10. Why is the town official Mr. Chawla sees irritated at Mr. Chawla?
(a) The official does not want anything built in the orchard.
(b) Mr. Chawla is rude and loud.
(c) Mr. Chawla has no authority about the orchard.
(d) Mr. Chawla is pushing his daughter at him.

11. What do all the people with plans on how to handle the monkeys do?
(a) Write to the governor of the province.
(b) Get into physical fights.
(c) Go to Sampath to ask his opinion.
(d) Begin to implement their plans.

12. What does Kulfi plan to do for Sampath in Chapter 22?
(a) Drive him where he wants to go.
(b) Get rid of the crowds at the orchard.
(c) Cook him a big, new feast.
(d) Have a holy man visit him.

13. How did the man from the biology department try to capture monkeys once?
(a) Using cages with trap doors.
(b) Catching the lead monkey with a rope and leading him away.
(c) Shooting them with a tranquillizer.
(d) Putting sleeping pills in the monkey’s food.

14. Who is the secretary to the person who arrives in town at the beginning of Chapter 20?
(a) Mr. Gupta
(b) Hungry Hop Boy.
(c) Pinky.
(d) Mr. Chawla.

15. What does the new secretary tell the person who arrives in town at the beginning of Chapter 20?
(a) The monkey controversy is terrible business.
(b) No one knows what to do with the orchard.
(c) Sampath living in the orchard must stop.
(d) The town needs someone to take charge if the situation.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Hungry Hop Boy feel when he thinks of Pinky in Chapter 16?

2. Who arrives in town at the beginning of Chapter 20?

3. Where is the first meeting to consider a proposal about the monkey problem held?

4. What do the monkeys do when the photographer is in the tree?

5. How are the monkeys behaving in Chapter 16?

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