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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 "A School Among the Pines," why is Mr. Mani upset with Miss Ramola at first?
(a) She insulted his garden.
(b) He wanted to teach Class Six.
(c) He thinks that she dislikes him.
(d) She teased him about living with his sister.

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

3. In "Snake Trouble," what causes Grandmother to change her mind about the snake?
(a) It turns out to be female.
(b) It frightens Ruby.
(c) It begins eating the field rats.
(d) It kills a much more dangerous snake.

4. In "Snake Trouble," which is the only pet that the family means to bring with them on the train?
(a) A parrot.
(b) A monkey.
(c) A tortoise.
(d) A snake.

5. How old is Rakesh at the beginning of "A Special Tree"?
(a) 8.
(b) 4.
(c) 10.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Snake Trouble," why does Grandmother send the basket of guavas to Major Malik?

2. In "Tiger My Friend," where does the tiger go to drink?

3. In "Snake Trouble," who has hidden the python in the family's picnic hamper?

4. In "The Wind on Haunted Hill," where does Usha go in the afteroon?

5. In "Romi and the Wildfire," what makes the clanging noise that Romi hears?

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