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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Overcoat," what holiday are the people at the party celebrating?
(a) Diwali.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Holi.
(d) Republic Day.

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

3. 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 gardener.
(b) The bathrooms.
(c) The dinner.
(d) The beds.

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

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

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

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

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

9. At the end of "The Tunnel," where is Suraj going on the train?
(a) On a family vacation to Goa.
(b) To stay at a boarding school in Bombay.
(c) On a business trip to Delhi, with his father.
(d) To visit his grandparents in Mussoorie.

10. In "The Night the Roof Blew Off," what wild animal ends up inside the house?
(a) A goat.
(b) A leopard.
(c) A rat.
(d) A snake.

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

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

13. In "Goodbye, Miss Mackenzie," Miss Mackenzie sometimes buys eau-de-cologne in town. When she does this, what is she buying?
(a) Perfume.
(b) Spice for cooking.
(c) Hair coloring.
(d) Almond cookies.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "The Thief's Story," what does Hari tell Romi in order to flatter him?

3. In "Those Three Bears," what insect home does the young bear investigate?

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

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

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