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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 "A School Among the Pines," what is the name of the village where the children go to school?
(a) Nauti.
(b) Koli.
(c) Kaza.
(d) Tehri.

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

4. At the end of "Monkey Trouble," where is the monkey?
(a) On the back of a car.
(b) On the back of the goat.
(c) On top of the wedding cake.
(d) At the top of a tree.

5. In "A School Among the Pines," what does Mr. Mani want to grow in his field once he retires?
(a) Cherries.
(b) Herbs and spices.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Potatoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Those Three Bears," why does Prem shout at the bear?

2. In "Snake Trouble," who is coming to stay with the family on the day after Grandfather buys the python?

3. In "The Thief's Story," how many years apart are Romi and Hari?

4. In "A Special Tree," what is it logical to infer from the detail that Rakesh "kept the last seed in his mouth for some time, rolling it round and round on his tongue until all the tang had gone" (2)?

5. In "A School Among the Pines," which child is in Class Five?

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