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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 the town official tell Mr. Chawla about Rama?

2. How do the monkeys show they like Sampath?

3. What does the man in the biology department of the university think when he reads in the paper about rampaging monkeys?

4. What does Kulfi plan to do for Sampath in Chapter 22?

5. How does Pinky get her note to Hungry Hop boy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Sampath end up friends with monkeys?

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

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

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

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

10. How does the Hungry Hop boy feel about the girl his sisters have chosen for him to marry, and how does he get out of the house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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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