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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times did Wallace try to return to the door in the wall in his early years?
(a) Hundreds.
(b) Twice.
(c) None.
(d) Once.

2. Where did Wallace sit in the garden to look at the book?
(a) Gallery.
(b) Terrace.
(c) Fountain steps.
(d) Gazebo.

3. How did Wallace describe himself as a child?
(a) Frightened.
(b) Light-hearted.
(c) Sad.
(d) Precocious.

4. 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.

5. Who does Wallace see musing among the laurels in the garden?
(a) An old man.
(b) A monkey.
(c) A fairy.
(d) A sad child.

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

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

8. What word did Wallace use to describe the fact that he went right by the garden door the second time?
(a) Crazy.
(b) Okay.
(c) Sad.
(d) Odd.

9. How old was Wallace when he first went through the door in the wall?
(a) Six years and five months.
(b) Seven years and four months.
(c) Four years and six months.
(d) Five years and four months.

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

11. As the story opens, how long ago did Redmond have dinner and hear Wallace's story?
(a) Two years.
(b) Three months.
(c) Two months.
(d) One year.

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

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

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

15. How would Redmond normally describe his friend?
(a) Reticent.
(b) Kind.
(c) Gregarious.
(d) Practical.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name of the bad neighborhood Wallace once got lost in?

3. Where was Wallace heading the second time he saw the door in the wall?

4. How many times did Wallace find the door in the wall while he was a schoolboy?

5. What kind of look does Wallace have in the photo Redmond possesses?

(see the answer keys)

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