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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Monkey Trouble," where does the monkey sleep at night?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) In the outhouse.
(c) With the narrator.
(d) With Grandfather and Grandmother.

2. In "A School Among the Pines," what does Mr. Mani want to grow in his field once he retires?
(a) Cherries.
(b) Herbs and spices.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Potatoes.

3. In "A School Among the Pines," who disappears during the class field trip?
(a) Mr. Mani.
(b) Bina.
(c) Miss Ramola.
(d) Sonu.

4. In "A School Among the Pines," how does Prakash characterize Mr. Mani when he is telling the other children about the school?
(a) He says that Mr. Mani is funny and nice.
(b) He says that Mr. Mani is tall and strict.
(c) He says that Mr. Mani is lonely and talkative.
(d) He says that Mr. Mani is old and confused.

5. In "Snake Trouble," who ends up doing the job of the train's stoker?
(a) Grandfather.
(b) Grandmother.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Aunt Ruby.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Snake Trouble," what is the narrator's name?

2. In "The Wind on Haunted Hill," what does Usha's grandfather say killed the British family at the settlement?

3. In "Tiger My Friend," who are the strangers who come to the village?

4. In the beginning of "The Wind on Haunted Hill," what makes the spooky sound on Haunted Hill?

5. In what area of India does Rakesh live in "A Special Tree"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "A School Among the Pines," what really happened to Mr. Mani on the day that everyone thought he had been carried away by a leopard?

2. In "Snake Trouble," what happens when Grandfather and the narrator go back to the bazaar to find the man who sold them the snake?

3. In "The Wind on Haunted Hill," what story has Usha been told about the ruined settlement?

4. Describe the narrator of "Monkey Trouble."

5. At the end of "Tiger My Friend," what sound does Chottu hear, and what does it mean to him?

6. In "A School Among the Pines," what wild animal comes to live near Nauti village, and why?

7. In "Monkey Trouble," why does Uncle Benji have to put up with Tutu?

8. In "Snake Trouble," who hides the python in the family's picnic hamper, and why does he do it?

9. In "Romi and the Wildfire," who is Teju, and how does he get caught in the burning forest?

10. In "Monkey Trouble," how does Rocky Fernandes make friends with Grandmother and the narrator?

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