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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. How does the Hungry Hop Boy feel when he thinks of Pinky in Chapter 16?

2. What does Verma decide will solve the monkey problem?

3. What do the two factions who oppose each other about the monkeys do?

4. How do the monkeys act when they return to the compound in Chapter 15?

5. What makes the monkeys go out of control in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sampath do when the monkeys return to the compound, and then what do the monkeys do?

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

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

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

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

6. How does Sampath end up friends with monkeys?

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

8. What does Pinky decide to do about the Hungry Hop boy being afraid of her?

9. How is Sampath feeling about the orchard with all that is going on by Chaper 21?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Kulfi is a strange woman who is obsessed with food, as a symbol of a hunger inside of her that has not been met. Part of her hunger may stem from the relationship with her husband that does not seem to be fulfilling.

What do you think is the meaning of the above statement? How might Kulfi’s obsession with food relate to addiction? Why might eating seem to relieve some of Kulfi’s dissatisfaction with her life and her husband?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Foreshadowing is used in almost all works of fiction. Discuss the following:

What is foreshadowing? Identify three instances of foreshadowing in Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard and what they foreshadow? How does foreshadowing contribute to a book's suspense? Are there any incidences that you thought foreshadows a future event, but it does not do so?

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