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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What special thing did Wallace see in the book in the garden?
(a) His future.
(b) His mother.
(c) His friends.
(d) A map to the door in the wall.

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

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

4. Redmond believed Wallace at the time he told his story because of the ____________ in his telling.
(a) Believabilty.
(b) Complexity.
(c) Simplicity.
(d) Details.

5. What did Wallace's father give him after he came home from his first trip to the garden?
(a) A thrashing.
(b) A hug.
(c) A fairytale book.
(d) His gold watch.

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

7. What was the color of the robe worn by the somber woman in the garden?
(a) Purple.
(b) Red.
(c) Green.
(d) Grey.

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

9. The schoolmates made Wallace sit through ____________ for lying.
(a) A beating.
(b) Council.
(c) Torture.
(d) A truth circle.

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

11. Redmond thought Wallace might possess an inestimable ______________.
(a) Insanity.
(b) Disaster.
(c) Fantasy.
(d) Privilege.

12. The first feeling Wallace had when he saw the door for the second time was ____________.
(a) Fear.
(b) Indifference.
(c) Relief.
(d) Sadness.

13. What were the creatures in the garden playing with?
(a) A rope.
(b) A mouse.
(c) A book.
(d) A ball.

14. What word does Wallace use to explain the shops he saw near the door in the wall?
(a) Frowsy.
(b) Dandy.
(c) Jolly.
(d) Squalid.

15. Wallace went right by the door the second time tugging on his what?
(a) Hat.
(b) Schoolbag.
(c) Fishing pole.
(d) Watch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Wallace see the door as the second time he found it?

2. What did Wallace tell Redmond he had as he started his story?

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

4. How many times did Wallace try to return to the door in the wall in his early years?

5. What was the name of the schoolmate who made a joke about the girl in green from the garden?

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