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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Pinky mortified around the ice cream boy in Chapter 9?

3. When living in the tree, how does Sampath get food at first?

4. What does Kulfi tell the rest of the family about Sampath in Chapter 6?

5. What does Vermaji invent?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does a reporter from the atheist society talk to Sampath, and what happens when he does talk to Sampath?

2. Why is Sampath fired from his job?

3. How does Mr. Chawla feel towards Sampath at breakfast in Chapter 3? What does he do, and what is Sampath’s response?

4. Who helps Kulfi deliver her baby? What is distinguishing about the baby? What is he named?

5. How does the Chawla family first react to Sampath living in a tree, and what does Kulfi say about it?

6. Where does Sampath sneak off to during the wedding, and what does he do?

7. How is Pinky getting to work when Chapter 4 opens, and what happens with that form of transportation?

8. What does Kulfi do when Sampath’s father is talking to him about getting fired? What happens after Sampath takes Kulfi’s offering?

9. What does Mr. Chawla do in the mornings before work? What is he like with his family in the mornings?

10. What does Mr. Chawla do about his wife’s pregnancy? What does his mother suggest, and what does Kulfi do?

(see the answer keys)

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