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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. What plan does the Brigadier decide will solve the monkey problem?

2. What does the person who arrives in town at the beginning of Chapter 20 do?

3. What does Hungry Hop boy begin giving Pinky?

4. Who hits the Hungry Hop boy’s van?

5. How many sisters does Hungry Hop boy have?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Hungry Hop boy feel about the girl his sisters have chosen for him to marry, and how does he get out of the house?

2. What is the Brigadier doing about the monkeys in Chapter 22?

3. What is Mr. Chawla’s plan for the monkeys?

4. What is interfering with Sampath trying to console Pinky about the Hungry Hop boy?

5. How does Pinky get the Hungry Hop boy to like her again?

6. Why is there a photographer at the orchard and what happens with him?

7. What does Mr. Chawla want to do with his money from Sampath’s fame? What does Sampath say about the idea?

8. What happens at the first proposal meeting at the DC’s residence?

9. How does Pinky end up at the police station?

10. What happens when the three men with plans for the monkey problem ask Sampath for his blessing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How a novel ends can play a big part of the readers’ experience and satisfaction in reading the book.

Do you think most people want a happy ending in a novel? Do you think Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard would qualify as a novel with a happy ending? Why or why not? What do you think are three reasons to read fiction and do you think Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard fulfills these three reasons? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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