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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Goodbye, Miss Mackenzie," Anil falls in nasturtiums. What has he fallen in?
(a) Spices.
(b) Berries.
(c) Bird food.
(d) Flowers.

2. In "A Traveller's Tale," what is the name of the ghost who appears in the narrator's room?
(a) Mr. Robbins.
(b) Mr. Bond.
(c) Hazoor Ali.
(d) Sunder Singh.

3. In "Pret in the House," what is the narrator's aunt's name?
(a) Ruby.
(b) Dolly.
(c) Bina.
(d) Minnie.

4. In "The Thief's Story," where does Romi hide his money?
(a) Under a dresser drawer.
(b) Under his mattress.
(c) Under a loose floorboard.
(d) Behind a photograph on the wall.

5. In "Those Three Bears," what insect home does the young bear investigate?
(a) A spider web.
(b) A termite mound.
(c) A beehive.
(d) An anthill.

6. In "And Now We are Twelve," what reason does Bond give as his "real" reason for choosing to stay in Mussoorie?
(a) The people are friendly.
(b) That is where his family is.
(c) He got busy with life and stayed without thinking about it.
(d) The landscape is beautiful.

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

8. Where does the ghost live in the beginning of "Pret in the House"
(a) In a mango tree.
(b) In an old cow shed.
(c) In a peepul tree.
(d) In the outhouse.

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

10. In "The Thief's Story," what does Hari tell Romi in order to flatter him?
(a) That Romi looks like a wrestler.
(b) That Romi is a wonderful writer.
(c) That Romi reminds him of a movie star.
(d) That Romi is really funny.

11. In "Goodbye, Miss Mackenzie," what pet does Miss Mackenzie keep?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) A monkey.
(c) A bird.
(d) A cat.

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

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

14. In "A Traveller's Tale," what does the narrator discover about the beach?
(a) It is polluted with human waste.
(b) It is covered with beautiful shells.
(c) The water is full of dead fish.
(d) It is much busier during the morning.

15. In "Those Three Bears," where do the narrator and Prem hide to watch the adult female bear?
(a) In an old cattle shed.
(b) On a hunting platform.
(c) Inside Prem's house.
(d) In the branches of an oak tree.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On page 165 of "Wild Fruit," what does the detail about the "dullness in his eyes" tell the reader about Vijay?

3. In "The Tunnel," why does Suraj go into the tunnel?

4. In "The Night the Roof Blew Off," what wild animal ends up inside the house?

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

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