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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: "The Wind on Haunted Hill" through "Tiger My Friend".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "A School Among the Pines," what does Bina think is unfair about the new dam?
(a) People who will not benefit from it still have to pay for it.
(b) It will not bring electricity up the mountain to where she lives.
(c) Her own village wants a dam but cannot get approved for one.
(d) It will flood the homes of the people in the village.

2. In "Tiger My Friend," where does the tiger go to drink?
(a) The marsh.
(b) A waterfall.
(c) A lake.
(d) The river.

3. In "A School Among the Pines," who disappears during the class field trip?
(a) Bina.
(b) Sonu.
(c) Miss Ramola.
(d) Mr. Mani.

4. In "The Wind on Haunted Hill," who is Suresh?
(a) Usha's brother.
(b) Usha's father.
(c) Usha's friend.
(d) Usha's cousin.

5. In "The Wind on Haunted Hill," what is Usha's female friend named?
(a) Pooja.
(b) Shivani.
(c) Binya.
(d) Supriya.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A School Among the Pines," what do the children do to pass the time on their way to school?

2. In what area of India does Rakesh live in "A Special Tree"?

3. In "A School Among the Pines," what gift from his grandfather is Prakash especially proud of?

4. In the beginning of "Tiger My Friend," how many tigers are left in the jungle near Chottu and Nandu's village?

5. In "A Special Tree," what is it logical to infer from the detail that Rakesh "kept the last seed in his mouth for some time, rolling it round and round on his tongue until all the tang had gone" (2)?

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