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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Wild Fruit," what is inside the red wrappers in the bag that the boy leaves on the bench?
(a) Coins.
(b) Candies.
(c) Strawberries.
(d) Stones.

2. In "Goodbye, Miss Mackenzie," what is the name of Miss Mackenzie's house?
(a) Mulberry Lodge.
(b) Holly Mount.
(c) The Parsonage.
(d) Windermere.

3. In "The Thief's Story," what does Romi do for a living?
(a) Teach.
(b) Garden.
(c) Cook.
(d) Write.

4. In "The Tunnel," what creature does the train remind Suraj of?
(a) A tiger.
(b) A dragon.
(c) A phoenix.
(d) A leopard.

5. In "Pret in the House," what does the ghost substitute for the toothpaste?
(a) Paste.
(b) Foot ointment.
(c) Shampoo.
(d) Shaving cream.

6. In "The Coral Tree," what place is the narrator getting ready to move to?
(a) Tokyo.
(b) Bombay.
(c) England.
(d) America.

7. In "And Now We are Twelve," how long has Ruskin Bond lived in Mussoorie?
(a) Almost 40 years.
(b) Almost 10 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 50 years.

8. In "The Thief's Story," how many years apart are Romi and Hari?
(a) 10.
(b) 20.
(c) 15.
(d) 5.

9. In "Goodbye, Miss Mackenzie," what does Anil want to be when he gets older?
(a) A farmer.
(b) A writer.
(c) A botanist.
(d) A painter.

10. In "Those Three Bears," when Prem shouts, how do his children react?
(a) They come running out with Prem's shotgun.
(b) They watch from the windows of the house.
(c) They come out to help scare the bear away.
(d) They wake their mother, crying.

11. In "Pret in the House," where are Grandmother's spectacles found the first time the ghost takes them?
(a) On the nose of a stuffed pig.
(b) Hanging from the branch of a mango tree.
(c) Buried in the garden.
(d) Inside a sack of rice.

12. In "The Thief's Story," what emotion does Hari imagine Romi having when he discovers the theft?
(a) Anger.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Panic.
(d) Resignation.

13. In "The Night the Roof Blew Off," what wild animal ends up inside the house?
(a) A snake.
(b) A goat.
(c) A rat.
(d) A leopard.

14. In "The Tunnel," why is Suraj waiting by the train tracks?
(a) He is looking for the tunnel watchman.
(b) He is waiting to take the train to Delhi.
(c) He wants to watch the train come through the tunnel.
(d) He has to cross the tracks on his way home from school.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "When the Trees Walked," in what surprising place does the grandfather plant trees?

2. In "And Now We are Twelve," what kind of a crime is Bond charged with?

3. In "The Tunnel," why does the watchman tell Suraj that the jungle is safer than town?

4. In "The Tunnel," where does Suraj leave his bike?

5. In "A Traveller's Tale," what is ironic about the beauty the narrator sees on the way to Gopalpur?

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