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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. What feeling did the people in the garden convey to Wallace?
(a) Peace.
(b) Kindness.
(c) Amusement.
(d) Resentment.

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

3. What is lying on the pavement in front of the door in the wall the first time Wallace sees it?
(a) Maple leaves.
(b) Rose petals.
(c) Lilac petals.
(d) Chestnut leaves.

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

5. What feature of the girl in the garden does Wallace recall most vividly?
(a) Her height.
(b) Her nose.
(c) Her chin.
(d) Her eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Wallace thought it might be ____________ to tell someone about the garden.

2. Wallace went right by the door the second time tugging on his what?

3. What did Redmond beat Wallace at that made him focus on school again?

4. How did Wallace describe himself as a child?

5. The first feeling Wallace had when he saw the door for the second time was ____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Wallace enter the door the second time?

2. Who did Wallace tell about the garden, and why?

3. How does Redmond remember his friend looking on the last night he saw him?

4. How does Redmond discover that Wallace has died?

5. What is the difference for Wallace when he sees the door the second time?

6. What kind of child was Wallace?

7. In the end, what does Redmond believe about the existence of the door in the wall?

8. What is the deep mystery about Wallace that Redmond refers to at the end of the story?

9. What does Wallace think is strange about coming across the door as he was on his way to a girl's house one day?

10. Why does Redmond think Wallace might have been a victim of coincidence?

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