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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 does Pinky do when she meets up with the Hungry Hop boy in Chapter 11?
2. Who is the secretary to the person who arrives in town at the beginning of Chapter 20?
3. How does Pinky get her note to Hungry Hop boy?
4. Who protests the Medical Officer’s plan?
5. Why is Kulfi worried about Sampath in Chapter 22?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the man in the biology department think about when he is reading the article about the monkeys in the orchard and what does his wife say?
2. What does Pinky decide to do about the Hungry Hop boy being afraid of her?
3. What do the monkeys do when they come back from the bazaar drunk?
4. What new town official arrives in Chapter 20? Who his new assistant, and what does his assistant tell him?
5. Why is the Hungry Hop boy not outside in Chapter 22?
6. How is Sampath feeling about the orchard with all that is going on by Chaper 21?
7. What happens when the three men with plans for the monkey problem ask Sampath for his blessing?
8. What happens at the first proposal meeting at the DC’s residence?
9. What worries Kulfi about Sampath in Chapter 21, and what does she plan to do about it?
10. What happens with the pictures the photographer takes of Sampath, and how does this change what is going on with Sampath?
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
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.
Essay Topic 3
Characters are an integral and important part of novels. Discuss the following:
Compare/contrast the characters of Sampath and Pinky. How are they similar? How are they different? Is there a flaw in each of their personalities? Be specific and give examples. Compare/contrast the characters of Kulfi and Mr. Chawla. How do they seem different? Which do you like more? Why? Which one seems more of a well-rounded character?
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