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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 will Sampath have to do in Chapter 21 in order to get rid of the monkeys?

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

4. What do all the people with plans on how to handle the monkeys do?

5. What does the note from the Hungry Hop boy to Pinky contain in Chapter 23?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Characters are an important part of what makes Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard interesting.

Thoroughly discuss and analyze Sampath. What are his strengths and weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he usually likable? Seldom likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas. Use the same criteria to thoroughly discuss and analyze Kufli and Mr. Chawla as well.

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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