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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. In "When the Trees Walked," what is the grandmother's hobby?
(a) Planting trees.
(b) Collecting strange pets.
(c) Working in her flower garden.
(d) Baking.

3. In "And Now We are Twelve," what does Bond plant with his great-grandson?
(a) Rhododendrons.
(b) A cherry.
(c) Dahlias.
(d) A horse chestnut.

4. In "A Traveller's Tale," the narrator comments amusingly on the "enormous" size of something at the rest house (175). What is it?
(a) The bathrooms.
(b) The beds.
(c) The dinner.
(d) The gardener.

5. In "When the Trees Walked," what event causes the family to leave their home in Dehradun?
(a) World War One.
(b) World War Two.
(c) Pakistan's invasion of Kashmir.
(d) The partition of India and Pakistan.

6. In "The Thief's Story," what does Romi give to a stray dog?
(a) A samosa from the bazaar.
(b) The first dinner that Hari cooks.
(c) Some rolls that Hari bought.
(d) The blanket that Hari was supposed to sleep on.

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

8. In "A Traveller's Tale," what is ironic about the beauty the narrator sees on the way to Gopalpur?
(a) The narrator does not actually want to be there.
(b) The trip to Gopalpur is much shorter than he thought it would be.
(c) The narrator's father told him that the route to Gopalpur was ugly.
(d) The actual resort is run down and disappointing.

9. In "Wild Fruit," how does Vijay try to feed himself in between his breakfast and dinner?
(a) He asks his teachers for work.
(b) He steals from the bazaar.
(c) He looks for wild fruit.
(d) He begs in the bazaar.

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

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

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

13. Which of these foods does the reader not see a bear come into the valley to eat in "Those Three Bears"?
(a) Pumpkins.
(b) Corn.
(c) Apricots.
(d) Plums.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Goodbye, Miss Mackenzie," Anil falls in nasturtiums. What has he fallen in?

2. In "Goodbye, Miss Mackenzie," what is the name of Miss Mackenzie's house?

3. In "Those Three Bears," why does the narrator say most Himalayan villages are found in valleys?

4. In "A Traveller's Tale," the page 174 phrase "the sun glinting like gold on the great waves of the ocean" is an example of which literary technique?

5. In "A Traveller's Tale," what is "Brighton Villa"?

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