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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. With what does Kulfi bribe the butcher?

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

3. Where is Sampath’s family going at the beginning of Chapter 6?

4. What does Mr. Chawla sell to orchard visitors in Chapter 10?

5. Why does Sampath begin to look better physically?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 8, how is the Chawla family taking care of Sampath in the tree?

2. How did Kulfi end up married to Mr. Chawla?

3. Where does Sampath sneak off to during the wedding, and what does he do?

4. How does the Chawla family first react to Sampath living in a tree, and what does Kulfi say about it?

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

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

7. In Chapter 7, how does Sampath end up being considered a wise man?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Setting is both the location and the time period that a story takes place in.

Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard. Is there more than one setting?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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