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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," what nationality is Miss Mackenzie?
(a) American.
(b) South African.
(c) British.
(d) Australian.

2. In "The Night the Roof Blew Off," how long has the family lived in the house?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 10 years.

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

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

5. In "The Overcoat," where does the narrator meet Julie?
(a) At a party.
(b) At school.
(c) In the bazaar.
(d) On the road.

6. In "A Traveller's Tale," why does the narrator finally get the chance to visit the seaside resort?
(a) A school that he is visiting offers him the trip.
(b) He sells a book and finally has enough money.
(c) The rest house nearby invites him to stay there as a reviewer.
(d) His granddaughter is getting married there.

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

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

9. In "The Overcoat," Mrs. Taylor says that Julie died of "consumption." What did she die of?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Whooping cough.
(c) Asthma.
(d) Tuberculosis.

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

11. In "The Overcoat," what reason does the narrator think Julie must have for attending a party where she does not know anyone?
(a) She is a thief.
(b) She is lonely.
(c) She works for the Kapadias.
(d) She is a ghost.

12. In "A Traveller's Tale," where does the narrator live?
(a) Lucknow.
(b) Bombay.
(c) Near Delhi.
(d) Bhubaneswar.

13. In "The Thief's Story," what is the first thing that Romi teaches Hari to write?
(a) His address.
(b) The alphabet.
(c) His name.
(d) The numbers 1-10.

14. In "The Overcoat," what is the name of the house where Julie says she lives?
(a) Mulberry Lodge.
(b) Wolfsburn.
(c) Mackinnon's Hall.
(d) The Oaks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Goodbye, Miss Mackenzie," where does Anil live when school is not in session?

2. In "A Traveller's Tale," the narrator comments amusingly on the "enormous" size of something at the rest house (175). What is it?

3. In "When the Trees Walked," what event causes the family to leave their home in Dehradun?

4. In "The Tunnel," what creature does the train remind Suraj of?

5. In "And Now We are Twelve," how does Bond entertain his grandson on the way to school?

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