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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 Sampath do with a pile of letters he is given in Chapter 4?

2. How old is Kulfi Chawla?

3. Why did Miss Jyotsna have to get new clothes?

4. What does Pinky do to a man who winks at her?

5. What does Kulfi offer Sampath when his father is criticizing him for his behavior at the wedding?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sampath amaze Jyotsna with his knowledge?

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

3. How does Pinky feel about what sections her father reads in the newspaper? What does she find interesting in the news?

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

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

6. How is Shahkot’s problem finally alleviated, and what does Kulfi do when the answer comes?

7. How does Pinky feel about all the attention given to her brother? What happens when she goes to the bazaar, and what does Mr. Chawla tell her to do about it?

8. What does Kulfi do when Sampath’s father is talking to him about getting fired? What happens after Sampath takes Kulfi’s offering?

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

10. What does Sampath do during the night in Chapter 2? What does he see in the morning? What does his grandmother say to him in the morning?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How a novel ends can play a big part of the readers’ experience and satisfaction in reading the book.

Do you think most people want a happy ending in a novel? Do you think Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard would qualify as a novel with a happy ending? Why or why not? What do you think are three reasons to read fiction and do you think Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard fulfills these three reasons? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Sometimes, a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than an action-driven plot, and sometimes it’s the other way.

What do you think it means to say that a plot is character-driven or action-driven? Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why? Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and characters are developed to the same degree? Why or why not? What type of plot do you think Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard is?

Essay Topic 3

Foreshadowing is used in almost all works of fiction. Discuss the following:

What is foreshadowing? Identify three instances of foreshadowing in Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard and what they foreshadow? How does foreshadowing contribute to a book's suspense? Are there any incidences that you thought foreshadows a future event, but it does not do so?

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