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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. Why does Mr. Chawla complain to his mother in Chapter 1?
(a) His sister continues to steal money from him.
(b) His mother arranged his marriage.
(c) His wife will not clean the house.
(d) His boss wants him to work too many hours.

2. What kind of course does Pinky want to take?
(a) A first aid course.
(b) A cooking course.
(c) A self defense course.
(d) A typing course.

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

4. What does Mr. Chawla do that makes noise when he showers?
(a) Pounds on the shower wall.
(b) Clangs buckets together.
(c) He does not make noise when he showers.
(d) Sings at the top of his lungs.

5. What does Mr. Chawla sell to orchard visitors in Chapter 10?
(a) Flowers and garlands.
(b) Pendants with Sampath’s face on them.
(c) A book of wise saying by Sampath.
(d) Guava branches.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what does Kulfi bribe the butcher?

2. Who drops a large supply of food outside Kulfi’s house?

3. Where does the Chawla family seek help in Chapter 6?

4. What does the person who wants to expose Sampath as a fraud think might be true when he smells the air around the tree?

5. What does Vermaji invent?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Kulfi end up married to Mr. Chawla?

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

3. What happens to Amma and Pinky when they go to the denture market?

4. Why is Sampath fired from his job?

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

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

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

8. What is going on with Sampath at the beginning of Chapter 2?

9. What is the problem in Shahkot, India, and what are some of the ways the people think to try and solve the problem?

10. What does Sampath do during the night in Chapter 2? What does he see in the morning? What does his grandmother say to him in the morning?

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