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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was taken away from Wallace after he returned home from the garden?
(a) Restrictions.
(b) Fairytale books.
(c) Rules.
(d) Toys.

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

3. Who does Wallace walk around the garden with the first time?
(a) An old man.
(b) A tall girl.
(c) A little boy.
(d) An small woman.

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

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

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

7. How old is Wallace when he tells Redmond his story over dinner?
(a) 41.
(b) 37.
(c) 39.
(d) 29.

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

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

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

11. What was on the pages of the book the woman in the garden showed Wallace?
(a) Paintings.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Realities.
(d) Words.

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

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

14. The day after Wallace saw the door in the wall for the second time was what?
(a) Half holiday.
(b) Rainy.
(c) His birthday.
(d) Halloween.

15. What kind of look does Wallace have in the photo Redmond possesses?
(a) Sorrow.
(b) Anger.
(c) Detachment.
(d) Joy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the most vocal of the schoolboys who were teasing Wallace about the garden?

2. What did Wallace feel while the boys were teasing him about the garden?

3. What word did Wallace use to describe the fact that he went right by the garden door the second time?

4. How much time did Wallace have left to get where he was going when he saw the garden the second time?

5. Wallace described the boy at school who told his secret about the garden to the older boys as looking like a what?

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