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

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

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

4. With what does Kulfi bribe the butcher?
(a) Silk.
(b) With an extra tip.
(c) That she will date his son
(d) A pretty smile.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With what dos Mr. Chawla line the windows?

2. What increases Sampath’s popularity in Chapter 11?

3. Why does Sampath begin to look better physically?

4. In Chapter 3, what news does Pinky think is more interesting than the news Mr. Chawla reads

5. What does Kulfi think about all the time?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the atheist spy decide about Sampath’s food? How does the atheist spy try to investigate it? How does Kulfi’s cooking relate to the number of hours Mr. Chawla allows people to see Sampath?

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

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

5. How does Sampath amaze Jyotsna with his knowledge?

6. What does Sampath do when he leaves the bus in Chapter 6?

7. In Chapter 8, how is the Chawla family taking care of Sampath in the tree?

8. Why does the reporter from the atheist society think Sampath might be on drugs, and what does the reporter decide to do?

9. Why is Sampath fired from his job?

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

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