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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the person investigating Sampath begin to suspect in Chapter 11?
(a) Sampath is using his mother and father.
(b) Sampath might be the real thing.
(c) Sampath’s sister is the actual wise person.
(d) Sampath gets his powers from his mother’s food.

2. Where is Sampath’s family going at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) On vacation.
(c) His grandparents’ house.
(d) A wedding.

3. What does Kulfi tell the rest of the family about Sampath in Chapter 6?
(a) That she is going to go live with Sampath.
(b) To leave him alone.
(c) That Sampath is mentally ill.
(d) That Sampath will be fine.

4. For what is Sampath’s boss recruiting some of his employees?
(a) To work overtime on the weekend.
(b) To keep the coffee pot full.
(c) To take a cut in hours.
(d) To help with his daughter’s wedding.

5. What kind of books does Mr. Chawla buy in Chapter 1?
(a) Books on how to find a new job.
(b) Books on motivating a wife.
(c) Books on confronting family members.
(d) Books on babies.

6. What does Vermaji invent?
(a) A large area humidifier.
(b) An electric car engine.
(c) A giant fan.
(d) A new kind of cricket bat.

7. As shown in Chapter 2, what does Mr. Chawla demand from his family?
(a) To go and get jobs.
(b) Help in getting ready for work.
(c) To meet him for lunch.
(d) To clean up the house.

8. What brings Sampath joy in Chapter 2?
(a) Getting accepted at another college.
(b) When his girlfriend returns to him.
(c) When he plays his guitar.
(d) When he sings about meeting a princess.

9. What increases Sampath’s popularity in Chapter 11?
(a) Pinky begins to recite poetry she writes with his pithy sayings.
(b) r. Chawla cuts visiting hours.
(c) Kulfi begins to sell some of her concoctions.
(d) Sampath begins to predict the future.

10. What does Sampath find at the wedding when he sneaks into the house?
(a) A large sack of money.
(b) A letter from his mother to the bride’s father.
(c) The bride and groom kissing.
(d) The room where the bridesmaids got ready for the wedding.

11. What does Sampath do when he jumps in the fountain?
(a) Moons the wedding guests.
(b) Pulls the bride in the water.
(c) Throws water on anyone walking by the fountain.
(d) Goes swimming.

12. What does Sampath do with a pile of letters he is given in Chapter 4?
(a) Steams them open and reads them.
(b) Sorts them into piles by sender.
(c) Takes them to the post office.
(d) Reads them and takes notes for his boss.

13. In Chapter 3, what news does Pinky think is more interesting than the news Mr. Chawla reads
(a) The monkey who attacks women outside the theater.
(b) The set up for the next high school cricket game.
(c) The chart of the top ten songs on radio.
(d) The listings for movies in the area.

14. What does Amma want Kulfi to do in Chapter 1?
(a) Exercise.
(b) Take vitamins.
(c) Take herbs and sing.
(d) Sit down and watch television.

15. What kind of course does Pinky want to take?
(a) A self defense course.
(b) A cooking course.
(c) A first aid course.
(d) A typing course.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sampath know the food his mother cooks him is not poisonous?

2. Where does Mr. Chawla work?

3. What does the Chawla family do about their missing son?

4. For what is everyone in Shahkot hoping at the beginning of the book?

5. What are Amma and Kulfi doing at the orchard in Chapter 8?

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