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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 Verma decide will solve the monkey problem?
2. Who is the secretary to the person who arrives in town at the beginning of Chapter 20?
3. Where have the monkeys raided in Chapter 21 looking for liquor?
4. What do the monkeys do with all of Sampath’s mail?
5. How do the monkeys show they like Sampath?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Pinky get the Hungry Hop boy to like her again?
2. What new town official arrives in Chapter 20? Who his new assistant, and what does his assistant tell him?
3. Why is there a photographer at the orchard and what happens with him?
4. What is the Brigadier doing about the monkeys in Chapter 22?
5. What does Mr. Chawla want to do with his money from Sampath’s fame? What does Sampath say about the idea?
6. How is Sampath feeling about the orchard with all that is going on by Chaper 21?
7. What is Kulfi searching for in Chapter 17? What are some of her ideas, and where does she go to look for it?
8. What does Sampath do when the monkeys return to the compound, and then what do the monkeys do?
9. What is interfering with Sampath trying to console Pinky about the Hungry Hop boy?
10. What are the three plans that Verma, the Chief Medical Officer and the Brigadier come up with to solve the monkey problem?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
People like and dislike books for different and personal reasons.
Analyze and discuss what you think are the characteristics of a successful novel and why Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard is or is not a successful novel based on your criteria. Do you think Do you think the criteria for a successful novel should be different if it is written for adults versus young adults?
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
At the wedding party, Sampath attempts to find a new identity and leave his old, unhappy life behind him. By mooning his boss and the wedding guests, Sampath is showing his true feelings about them--that is, total disregard.
Why do you think Sampath chooses the wedding as the starting point for his rebellion against his life? How might a wedding be symbolic of a new start for Sampath? Do you think his method of demonstrating how he feels about his boss and the guests at the wedding is immature? Why?
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