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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Sampath’s family and others gather beneath the tree in Chapter 7, what does Sampath say?

2. How did Sampath find out about Jyotsna’s secret?

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

4. What does Sampath mention to Jyotsna one day in Chapter 8?

5. How does Sampath feel when he bites into a guava after he gets off the bus?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at the moment of Kulfi’s baby’s birth?

2. What does Sampath do when he is given a pile of letters at work in Chapter 4?

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Sampath amaze Jyotsna with his knowledge?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book.

Fully explain why you think Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? What do you think would be another interesting title for Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard and why do you think that? How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Mr. Chawla reads aloud the article about the former post office employee who is living in a guava tree. The child-like man is spiritual in nature and has "unfathomable wisdom."

What do you think the author is implying about children and wisdom with the mention of this newspaper article? Explain the irony that Sampath is considered wise when his use of information he obtained by being dishonest is the cause of people seeing him as wise.

Essay Topic 3

Novels are made up on themes, or important ideas that run throughout the storyline.

Trace and analyze the theme of freedom in Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard. Consider the following questions as you write: Examine which characters are most concerned with freedom and about what their concern is centered. What are some symbols of freedom and of imprisonment? Discuss the characters that see themselves as "imprisoned" and what they think they need to be free.

Trace and analyze the theme of satisfaction with one’s life in Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard. Which characters struggle with this issue? Why? Which characters seem to possess be satisfied with their life and which are not? Why?

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