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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: "Those Three Bears" through "When the Trees Walked".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Monkey Trouble," what does the monkey like to "help" Grandmother do?
(a) Sew.
(b) Cook.
(c) Clean.
(d) Decorate.

2. In the beginning of "The Wind on Haunted Hill," what makes the spooky sound on Haunted Hill?
(a) Ghosts.
(b) The creaking of a tin roof.
(c) The wind.
(d) The rain.

3. In "The Wind on Haunted Hill," what does Usha's grandfather say killed the British family at the settlement?
(a) Lightening.
(b) A leopard.
(c) A flood.
(d) Starvation.

4. In "The Wind on Haunted Hill," what causes Usha to be late starting for home?
(a) She forgets to bring her watch.
(b) She chases a lost cat.
(c) She stops to chat with her aunt.
(d) She gets lost.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Snake Trouble," what kind of creature is Popeye?

3. In "The Coral Tree," the narrator is waiting for a "tonga." What is he waiting for?

4. Which of these foods does the reader not see a bear come into the valley to eat in "Those Three Bears"?

5. In "Snake Trouble," who puts the snake in the basket in the garden?

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