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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What feeling did the people in the garden convey to Wallace?
(a) Amusement.
(b) Resentment.
(c) Peace.
(d) Kindness.

2. Who does Wallace walk around the garden with the first time?
(a) An small woman.
(b) An old man.
(c) A tall girl.
(d) A little boy.

3. Before entering the door in the wall for the first time, which of the following did Wallace NOT see in the shop windows?
(a) Dresses.
(b) Cans of paint.
(c) Pipes.
(d) Wallpaper books.

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

5. As a busy schoolboy, Wallace thought of the garden as a __________ place.
(a) Jolly.
(b) Sad.
(c) Imaginery.
(d) Frightening.

6. What shop does Wallace recall seeing at the end of the wall with the door?
(a) Plumber.
(b) Dress.
(c) Pastry.
(d) Grocery.

7. Where was Wallace heading the second time he saw the door in the wall?
(a) School.
(b) Home.
(c) Girl's house.
(d) Park.

8. The garden made such an impression on Wallace because he was a __________ little boy.
(a) Happy.
(b) Curious.
(c) Angry.
(d) Lonely.

9. What was the name of the game Wallace often played as a schoolboy?
(a) North Star.
(b) North-West Passage.
(c) Wild Wild West.
(d) South by Southwest.

10. What was the man wearing who found Wallace crying after his sudden expulsion from the garden?
(a) Houndstooth coat.
(b) Beret.
(c) Gold spectacles.
(d) Red ascot.

11. What did the garden feel like to Wallace from the first moment?
(a) Peaceful.
(b) Party.
(c) Heaven.
(d) Homecoming.

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

13. What is Wallace's first name?
(a) Henry.
(b) Percy.
(c) Lionel.
(d) Richard.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Wallace feel the first time he saw the door in the wall?

2. What word does Wallace use to explain the shops he saw near the door in the wall?

3. What did the boys call Wallace when they were teasing him about the garden?

4. What could Wallace never recall about his time in the garden?

5. Wallace told his story to Redmond to defend himself against what?

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