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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many boys teased Wallace about the garden?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Ten.

4. What was the real name of the boy at school who Wallace told about the garden?
(a) Henry.
(b) Hotchkiss.
(c) Hopkins.
(d) Hollander.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Wallace remembered the men and women in the garden as the __________ people.

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

3. What kind of position would Wallace likely have had if he had lived?

4. Redmond believed Wallace at the time he told his story because of the ____________ in his telling.

5. What kind of creatures did Wallace see upon entering the door the first time?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Wallace cry himself to sleep many nights as a schoolboy?

2. What conflicting emotions does Wallace feel the first time he sees the door in the wall?

3. How does Redmond compare his school career to Wallace's?

4. What is Wallace haunted by?

5. Why does his decision to not enter the garden the second time weigh on Wallace the next day?

6. What are the mixed feelings Wallace has as the older boys at school make fun of the garden?

7. What does Wallace feel as soon as he enters the garden behind the wall for the first time?

8. What kind of child was Wallace?

9. How does the door in the wall betray Wallace in the end?

10. How is Wallace successful in his life?

(see the answer keys)

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