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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Night the Roof Blew Off," which author does the narrator mention?
(a) Anton Chekov.
(b) Flannery O'Connor.
(c) Frank O'Hara
(d) James Thurbur.

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

3. In "Goodbye, Miss Mackenzie," what breaks and gets Miss Mackenzie's bed wet?
(a) A bathtub.
(b) A teapot.
(c) A hot water bottle.
(d) A water pipe.

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

5. In "The Night the Roof Blew Off," what is the roof made of?
(a) Mud and grass.
(b) Stones.
(c) Wooden shingles.
(d) Sheets of tin.

6. In "The Tunnel," what is the tunnel watchman's name?
(a) Varun Joshi.
(b) Sunder Singh.
(c) Mohan Bohra.
(d) Girish Goswami.

7. In "When the Trees Walked," whose poetry does the grandfather teach the narrator?
(a) Rabindranath Tagore.
(b) Sarojini Naidu.
(c) William Dean Howells.
(d) George Pope Morris.

8. In "The Coral Tree," the narrator is waiting for a "tonga." What is he waiting for?
(a) A shared taxicab.
(b) A farm cart.
(c) A local bus.
(d) A horse-drawn carriage.

9. On page 165 of "Wild Fruit," what does the detail about the "dullness in his eyes" tell the reader about Vijay?
(a) He is bored in the bazaar.
(b) He is not the healthy, strong boy he appears to be.
(c) He wishes he did not have to go to school.
(d) He feels angry about the unfairness of his life.

10. In "Those Three Bears," why does the narrator say the bears come down from higher elevations in winter?
(a) They need tree cover to hunt.
(b) They are looking for water.
(c) They are trying to stay warm.
(d) They are looking for food.

11. In "And Now We are Twelve," what kind of a crime is Bond charged with?
(a) One related to his writing.
(b) One related to his citizenship.
(c) Assault.
(d) Theft.

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

13. In "Those Three Bears," what does the young bear do when it realizes that the narrator is looking at it?
(a) Rears up and stares at the narrator.
(b) Runs for the marsh and hides in the water.
(c) Climbs up a tree and tries to hide.
(d) Chases the narrator.

14. In "When the Trees Walked," in what surprising place does the grandfather plant trees?
(a) In the forest.
(b) In his house.
(c) In a broken-down carriage.
(d) On top of the garden shed.

15. In "The Thief's Story," what business does Romi live above?
(a) Delhi Sweet Shop.
(b) Mussoorie Grocery.
(c) Lucknow Spice Merchants.
(d) Bombay Bakery.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Coral Tree," what does the young girl want help with?

2. In "The Overcoat," what reason does the narrator think Julie must have for attending a party where she does not know anyone?

3. In "A Traveller's Tale," where does the narrator live?

4. In "Pret in the House," where are Grandmother's spectacles found the first time the ghost takes them?

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

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