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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 Grandmother send the basket of guavas to Major Malik?
(a) He has bought them from the family.
(b) They are a Diwali gift.
(c) He sent her some figs the week before.
(d) It is his birthday.

2. In "Monkey Trouble," what trick does the narrator teach the monkey?
(a) Playing the drums.
(b) Shaking hands.
(c) Doing a flip.
(d) Playing "dead."

3. In "Romi and the Wildfire," what causes Romi to fall off of his bike?
(a) Animals in the road.
(b) His bike chain comes off.
(c) A burning branch.
(d) The sudden appearance of Teju.

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

5. In "Romi and the Wildfire," why is the road busier than usual?
(a) School has ended for the week.
(b) There is a large construction site nearby.
(c) It is a market day.
(d) It is full of animals fleeing the fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Monkey Trouble," how does the monkey escape her confinement during the wedding?

2. In "Monkey Trouble," what does the monkey like to "help" Grandmother do?

3. In "Monkey Trouble," where does the monkey sleep at night?

4. In "Snake Trouble," where did Grandfather work before he retired?

5. In the end of "The Wind on Haunted Hill," what do Usha and the others think they hear someone saying over and over?

(see the answer key)

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