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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: "Monkey Trouble" and "Snake Trouble".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Snake Trouble," why does the family go to Lucknow?
(a) They need to visit the bazaar there.
(b) That is where the narrator's new school is.
(c) To visit Aunt Ruby.
(d) Grandfather needs to collect his pension money.

2. In "Romi and the Wildfire," what makes the clanging noise that Romi hears?
(a) A road-roller.
(b) A fire engine.
(c) Milk cans banging together.
(d) The pots on a tinsmith's wagon.

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

4. In "Monkey Trouble," what is the monkey trying to do when she ends up almost getting burned by hot water?
(a) Clean the floor.
(b) Take a bath.
(c) Make tea.
(d) Make soup.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Snake Trouble," who ends up doing the job of the train's stoker?

2. In "A Special Tree," Rakesh goes to the bazaar. What is a bazaar?

3. In the beginning of "A School Among the Pines," what kind of animal watches the children on their way to school?

4. In "Monkey Trouble," what does the monkey throw at the wedding guests besides cake?

5. In "The Wind on Haunted Hill," what is Usha's female friend named?

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