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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 is Sampath’s response to all the confusion with the plans and people?

2. What are the Hungry Hop boy’s sisters insisting he do before he can drive his van?

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

4. Why are Pinky and Amma impressed with Miss Jyotsna?

5. What does Mr. Chawla propose about the monkeys?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the monkeys do when they come back from the bazaar drunk?

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

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

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

5. Why does Mr. Chawla visit the Chief Medical Office? How does the officer feel about Mr. Chawla, and what does he tell Mr. Chawla?

6. What brings the monkeys back into the limelight in Chapter 18, and what makes the community fear them?

7. What are the three plans that Verma, the Chief Medical Officer and the Brigadier come up with to solve the monkey problem?

8. Why is the Hungry Hop boy not outside in Chapter 22?

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

10. What new town official arrives in Chapter 20? Who his new assistant, and what does his assistant tell him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Symbolism is one way for an author to convey big ideas and concepts to readers.

Choose two significant symbols and trace and analyze their appearance in Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard. Are these universal symbols that would have the same meaning in any culture? What other symbols could portray the same idea? Why do you think Desai chooses the symbols he does? Consider symbols such as the guava tree, the monkey troupe, and the Hungry Hop boy, and Kulfi’s hunger.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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