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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Wallace said that after the older boys teased him at school he would cry at night, but by day he was ______________.
(a) Hiding.
(b) Searching.
(c) Woolgathering.
(d) Mourning.

2. What did Wallace tell Redmond he had as he started his story?
(a) A confession.
(b) A tale.
(c) A problem.
(d) A preoccupation.

3. What kind of position would Wallace likely have had if he had lived?
(a) Chairman.
(b) Professor.
(c) Cabinet.
(d) Judge.

4. How long after having dinner with Redmond did Wallace die?
(a) One week later.
(b) One year later.
(c) One month later.
(d) One day later.

5. What did Wallace see the door as the second time he found it?
(a) An obstacle.
(b) A dream.
(c) An answer to prayer.
(d) A desire.

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

7. What was in the grass-covered courtyard where Wallace played games in the garden?
(a) Sun dial.
(b) Gazebo.
(c) Chess board.
(d) Fountain.

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

9. Wallace told Redmond that schoolboys have limited what?
(a) Time.
(b) Friends.
(c) Imaginations.
(d) Funds.

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

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

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

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

14. What was the name of the most vocal of the schoolboys who were teasing Wallace about the garden?
(a) Carner.
(b) Carns.
(c) Carnaway.
(d) Carnaby.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the creatures in the garden playing with?

2. What month was it when Wallace first saw the door in the wall?

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

4. What feature of the girl in the garden does Wallace recall most vividly?

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

(see the answer keys)

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