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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What picture does Sampath think about on his way home from work in Chapter 4?
(a) A painting done by his mother.
(b) A beautiful princess.
(c) An ape with a very big, red bottom.
(d) A picture of a huge mansion.

2. Where does the Chawla family seek help in Chapter 6?
(a) A Hindu guru.
(b) The local shaman.
(c) A Buddhist monk.
(d) Medical doctors, homeopathic and naturopathic doctors.

3. What does the monkey take from Amma at the market?
(a) Sampath’s new clothes.
(b) Her new sari.
(c) An advertising leaflet with Sampath’s picture on it.
(d) An ice cream cone.

4. What do Sampath’s responses to visitors include?
(a) Information he already knows and lyrical words of wisdom.
(b) Information he learned at work.
(c) News out of the paper and personal information on the visitors.
(d) Obtuse sayings and information from the newspaper.

5. Why is Pinky mortified around the ice cream boy in Chapter 9?
(a) He laughs at Amma.
(b) He laughs at the monkey.
(c) She is dressed so plain and unattractive.
(d) He looks her over carefully.

Short Answer Questions

1. What brings Sampath joy in Chapter 2?

2. In Chapter 3, what news does Pinky think is more interesting than the news Mr. Chawla reads

3. How does Kulfi feel towards Sampath as Mr. Chawla is scolding him in Chapter 3?

4. What kind of books does Mr. Chawla buy in Chapter 1?

5. Why does Mr. Chawla complain to his mother in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of food is Kulfi feeding Sampath, and what does she do in order to cook it?

2. How does Sampath amaze Jyotsna with his knowledge?

3. Why does the reporter from the atheist society think Sampath might be on drugs, and what does the reporter decide to do?

4. What happens at the moment of Kulfi’s baby’s birth?

5. In Chapter 10, what does the family finally do about Sampath staying in the orchard, and how does Mr. Chawla set it up?

6. Who helps Kulfi deliver her baby? What is distinguishing about the baby? What is he named?

7. What does Sampath do when he leaves the bus in Chapter 6?

8. Why does a reporter from the atheist society talk to Sampath, and what happens when he does talk to Sampath?

9. What does Sampath do when he is given a pile of letters at work in Chapter 4?

10. How is Pinky getting to work when Chapter 4 opens, and what happens with that form of transportation?

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