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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. To what food does Mr. Chawla compare Sampath?

2. What does Pinky do at the tree when she and Amma get back from the market?

3. Why does Mr. Chawla send Pinky with Amma to the market?

4. When living in the tree, how does Sampath get food at first?

5. What is keeping Sampath awake in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who helps Kulfi deliver her baby? What is distinguishing about the baby? What is he named?

5. 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?

6. In Chapter 7, how does Sampath end up being considered a wise man?

7. 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?

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

9. How is Shahkot’s problem finally alleviated, and what does Kulfi do when the answer comes?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many readers of fiction place themselves in the position of one character, wondering if they would do the same thing as that character. Discuss the following:

Do you think one of the values of literature is to serve as a reflection of oneself? Why or why not? Socrates said "Know thyself." How can reading a book such as Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard help a reader to know him/herself? Do you find yourself reflecting on your own character and abilities when reading Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard? Why or why not. Use examples from Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Setting is both the location and the time period that a story takes place in.

Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard. Is there more than one setting?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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