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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 "Those Three Bears," what does the young bear do when it realizes that the narrator is looking at it?
(a) Runs for the marsh and hides in the water.
(b) Rears up and stares at the narrator.
(c) Chases the narrator.
(d) Climbs up a tree and tries to hide.

2. In "Those Three Bears," why does the narrator say most Himalayan villages are found in valleys?
(a) It is harder for enemies to spot them there.
(b) It is easier to keep animals from getting lost there.
(c) They are more protected from the sun there.
(d) They are more protected from the wind there.

3. In "The Wind on Haunted Hill," why do people keep stones on their roofs?
(a) They believe it keeps ghosts away.
(b) To keep the wind from blowing them away.
(c) To warm their houses up.
(d) To keep the stones out of their fields.

4. In "The Coral Tree," what color is the ribbon in the girl's hair?
(a) White.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) Green.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Snake Trouble," what causes Grandmother to change her mind about the snake?

3. In "Snake Trouble," where is the last place that the family sees the snake?

4. In "Monkey Trouble," what is the name of the narrator's uncle?

5. In "A School Among the Pines," what is Bina and Sonu's father's job?

(see the answer key)

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