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

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

3. What brings Sampath joy in Chapter 2?
(a) When he sings about meeting a princess.
(b) When he plays his guitar.
(c) When his girlfriend returns to him.
(d) Getting accepted at another college.

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

5. Why does Mr. Chawla send Pinky with Amma to the market?
(a) So Amma can meet the man Pinky likes.
(b) So Amma can advertise for Sampath.
(c) So Amma can get a set of dentures.
(d) So Amma can get Sampath new clothes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sampath do with a pile of letters he is given in Chapter 4?

2. Why did Miss Jyotsna have to get new clothes?

3. In Chapter 10, what does the Chawla family do at the orchard?

4. What does Kulfi know about Sampath?

5. Where does Sampath fall asleep in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 10, what does the family finally do about Sampath staying in the orchard, and how does Mr. Chawla set it up?

2. How does Pinky feel about what sections her father reads in the newspaper? What does she find interesting in the news?

3. How does the Chawla family react to Sampath’s disappearance in Chapter 6?

4. Why is Sampath fired from his job?

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

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

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

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

9. How does Pinky feel about all the attention given to her brother? What happens when she goes to the bazaar, and what does Mr. Chawla tell her to do about it?

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

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