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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Wallace when he forgot about the garden for a time?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Eight.
(d) Twelve.

2. What did Wallace feel the first time he saw the door in the wall?
(a) Fear.
(b) Dread.
(c) Desire.
(d) Joy.

3. Who did Wallace think would be very angry if he went through the door in the wall the first time?
(a) His aunt.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His father.
(d) His governess.

4. What color was the door in the wall?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) White.

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

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

7. What was the occupation of Wallace's father?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Politician.
(c) Professor.
(d) Doctor.

8. What did the man on the street poke Wallace with as he was sobbing after leaving the garden?
(a) Finger.
(b) Umbrella.
(c) Cane.
(d) Stick.

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

10. What did Wallace do to try to get the boys to stop teasing him?
(a) Told his father.
(b) Took them to the garden.
(c) Told a teacher.
(d) Hit them.

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

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

13. What is growing along the white wall the first time Wallace sees it?
(a) Ivy.
(b) Lilac.
(c) Virginia creeper.
(d) Whisteria.

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

15. What did Redmond beat Wallace at that made him focus on school again?
(a) Science.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) Debate.
(d) Logic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of the following people did NOT question young Wallace about his story about the garden?

2. The garden made such an impression on Wallace because he was a __________ little boy.

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

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

5. What did the children in the garden say when Wallace left them?

(see the answer keys)

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