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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: "Goodbye, Miss Mackenzie" through "The Tunnel".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Tiger My Friend," what kind of animals do Chottu and Nandu tend?
(a) Cows.
(b) Goats.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Buffaloes.

2. 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) Her own village wants a dam but cannot get approved for one.
(c) People who will not benefit from it still have to pay for it.
(d) It will not bring electricity up the mountain to where she lives.

3. In "Pret in the House," what happens when the road gets widened?
(a) The family decides that they should sell their house.
(b) The family decides that they can expand their business.
(c) The ghost moves into the house.
(d) The ghost moves away.

4. In "The Overcoat," what is the name of the house where Julie says she lives?
(a) Mulberry Lodge.
(b) Wolfsburn.
(c) The Oaks.
(d) Mackinnon's Hall.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Overcoat," where does the narrator meet Julie?

2. In "Snake Trouble," why does the family go to Lucknow?

3. On page 50 of "Romi and the Wildfire," what does Romi say when a villager asks him if he thinks he owns the road?

4. In "When the Trees Walked," what job has the grandfather retired from?

5. In "Goodbye, Miss Mackenzie," Miss Mackenzie sometimes buys eau-de-cologne in town. When she does this, what is she buying?

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