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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: "Wild Fruit" through "And Now We are Twelve".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "A School Among the Pines," what is Bina and Sonu's father's job?
(a) Construction.
(b) Soldier.
(c) Farmer.
(d) Teacher.

3. In "A Traveller's Tale," what is the name of the seaside resort area?
(a) Kovalam.
(b) Gokarna.
(c) Gopalpur.
(d) Kanyakumari.

4. In "Tiger My Friend," what suddenly changes the tiger's circumstances for the worse?
(a) Drought.
(b) Poachers.
(c) Fire.
(d) A flood.

5. In "Snake Trouble," who ends up doing the job of the train's stoker?
(a) Grandfather.
(b) Aunt Ruby.
(c) Grandmother.
(d) The narrator.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A School Among the Pines," what creatures keep getting into Mr. Mani's garden?

2. At the end of "The Tunnel," where is Suraj going on the train?

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

4. In "And Now We are Twelve," what reason does Bond give as his "real" reason for choosing to stay in Mussoorie?

5. In "Romi and the Wildfire," what does Romi like best about going to school?

(see the answer key)

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