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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Wallace thought it might be ____________ to tell someone about the garden.
(a) Against the rules.
(b) Fun.
(c) A relief.
(d) Smart.

2. What did Wallace feel while the boys were teasing him about the garden?
(a) Anger.
(b) Shame.
(c) Curiosity.
(d) Fear.

3. What could Wallace never recall about his time in the garden?
(a) The smell.
(b) The location of the door.
(c) The color of the flowers.
(d) Games he played.

4. Which one of the following people did NOT question young Wallace about his story about the garden?
(a) Aunt.
(b) Father.
(c) Governess.
(d) Policeman.

5. What was the name of the composer's son who praised the quality of Wallace's lie?
(a) Crenshaw.
(b) Crammer.
(c) Crashaw.
(d) Cramden.

6. What was on the pages of the book the woman in the garden showed Wallace?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Words.
(c) Realities.
(d) Paintings.

7. What is Wallace holding as he tells his story to Redmond?
(a) A glass of wine.
(b) A cigarette.
(c) A pipe.
(d) A cigar.

8. How many times did Wallace find the door in the wall while he was a schoolboy?
(a) Several.
(b) None.
(c) Once.
(d) Twice.

9. How many boys teased Wallace about the garden?
(a) Four.
(b) Ten.
(c) Six.
(d) Five.

10. How much earlier would Wallace leave his house on the mornings he played his favorite game?
(a) 10 minutes.
(b) 5 minutes.
(c) 25 minutes.
(d) 30 minutes.

11. Wallace described the boy at school who told his secret about the garden to the older boys as looking like a what?
(a) Fox.
(b) Frog.
(c) Fish.
(d) Ferret.

12. Who raised Wallace?
(a) His grandmother.
(b) His father.
(c) A governess.
(d) His mother.

13. What kind of creatures did Wallace see upon entering the door the first time?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Panthers.
(c) Leopards.
(d) Dogs.

14. What feature of the girl in the garden does Wallace recall most vividly?
(a) Her height.
(b) Her eyes.
(c) Her nose.
(d) Her chin.

15. Who brought Wallace home after his first visit to the garden?
(a) Policeman.
(b) Old woman.
(c) Old man.
(d) Neighbor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before entering the door in the wall for the first time, which of the following did Wallace NOT see in the shop windows?

2. What were the creatures in the garden playing with?

3. How old was Wallace when he first went through the door in the wall?

4. What kind of flowers line the steps that suddenly appear in the garden?

5. What was the occupation of Wallace's father?

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