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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Wallace finds the door the second time at the end of what he thought was a _____________.
(a) Dead end.
(b) Cul-de-sac.
(c) Rotary.
(d) Park.

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. What kind of creature hopped onto Wallace's shoulder as he toured the garden for the first time?
(a) Monkey.
(b) Mouse.
(c) Parrot.
(d) Eagle.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is Wallace when he tells Redmond his story over dinner?

3. What was on the pages of the book the woman in the garden showed Wallace?

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

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

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