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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Pret in the House," the ghost hides Grandmother's spectacles. What is the ghost hiding?
(a) Her jewelry.
(b) Her hair combs.
(c) Her shoes.
(d) Her glasses.

2. In "The Thief's Story," what does Hari do when he goes to the market for Romi?
(a) Steals a little of the money for himself.
(b) Steals small things from the shops.
(c) Practices written addition and subtraction.
(d) Flirts with a girl in one of the shops.

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. In "And Now We are Twelve," what name does Savitri choose for herself?
(a) Bina.
(b) Dolly.
(c) Tutu.
(d) Ruby.

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

11. 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.

12. In "A Traveller's Tale," what is "Brighton Villa"?
(a) The narrator's home.
(b) A colonial-era seaside building.
(c) The rest house where the narrator stays.
(d) The cafe where the narrator has breakfast.

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

14. 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 actual resort is run down and disappointing.
(c) The narrator's father told him that the route to Gopalpur was ugly.
(d) The trip to Gopalpur is much shorter than he thought it would be.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Thief's Story," what is the first thing that Romi teaches Hari to write?

2. In "And Now We are Twelve," what is the name of the man whose wife, children, and grandchildren form Bond's family?

3. In "The Night the Roof Blew Off," where does the water first start coming into the house?

4. In "When the Trees Walked," what is the grandmother's hobby?

5. Where does the ghost live in the beginning of "Pret in the House"

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