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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 "A Special Tree," why does Rakesh's grandfather tell him not to plant the seed in the first place that Rakesh digs?
(a) The spot is not sunny enough.
(b) His grandfather believes that it is luckier to plant the seed on the eastern side of the house.
(c) His grandfather has just planted something else in that spot.
(d) When the tree grows tall, it will be too close to the house in that spot.

2. In "A School Among the Pines," what does Bina think is unfair about the new dam?
(a) Her own village wants a dam but cannot get approved for one.
(b) It will not bring electricity up the mountain to where she lives.
(c) It will flood the homes of the people in the village.
(d) People who will not benefit from it still have to pay for it.

3. In "Romi and the Wildfire," what does Romi say he wants to get for his bike?
(a) A new chain.
(b) A horn.
(c) A new seat.
(d) A basket.

4. In "The Wind on Haunted Hill," how old is Usha?
(a) 9.
(b) 11.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

5. In "A School Among the Pines," which child is in Class Three?
(a) Prakash.
(b) Sonu.
(c) Bina.
(d) Rakesh.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Snake Trouble," what is the narrator's name?

2. In "A School Among the Pines," what does everyone think has happened to Mr. Mani when he is missing on the first day of school?

3. In "Pret in the House," the ghost hides Grandmother's spectacles. What is the ghost hiding?

4. How old is the narrator of "The Coral Tree"?

5. In "Monkey Trouble," what job do both Aunt Ruby and her future husband do?

(see the answer key)

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