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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. Why did Miss Jyotsna have to get new clothes?

2. When Sampath is first born, what does he seem like to Kulfi?

3. How does Kulfi feel towards Sampath as Mr. Chawla is scolding him in Chapter 3?

4. How does Pinky feel about her brother’s behavior in Chapter 6?

5. What does Mr. Chawla do in the mornings before work?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. How does Kulfi feel about Sampath living in the tree, and what does she do for him?

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are many different types of characters in a novel, each with their own role and purpose.

Identify the protagonists of the story and why you believe they are such. Identify the antagonists of the story and why you believe they are such. Which three secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot? Which, if any, characters are not essential to the story? Explain.

Define the literary term "genre" and name three other genres in addition to the social criticism, satire genre. What are the advantages and disadvantages of assigning a genre to a novel? What do you think is the difference between a social criticism satire and a historical novel or mystery?

Essay Topic 2

A plot is the order of events that make up a story.

Define plot and include the definitions of the most important elements of a plot. Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not? Write a brief synopsis of the plot of Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard, identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement). Do you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot? Give a brief synopsis of any important sub-plots.

Essay Topic 3

At the wedding party, Sampath attempts to find a new identity and leave his old, unhappy life behind him. By mooning his boss and the wedding guests, Sampath is showing his true feelings about them--that is, total disregard.

Why do you think Sampath chooses the wedding as the starting point for his rebellion against his life? How might a wedding be symbolic of a new start for Sampath? Do you think his method of demonstrating how he feels about his boss and the guests at the wedding is immature? Why?

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