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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," which of the following is a pet that Grandfather keeps?
(a) Pig.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Snake.
(d) Lizard.

2. In "The Wind on Haunted Hill," who is Suresh?
(a) Usha's cousin.
(b) Usha's brother.
(c) Usha's father.
(d) Usha's friend.

3. In "Snake Trouble," who puts the snake in the basket in the garden?
(a) Grandmother.
(b) Grandfather.
(c) Aunt Ruby.
(d) The narrator.

4. In "A School Among the Pines," what is Bina and Sonu's father's job?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Soldier.
(d) Construction.

5. In "Romi and the Wildfire," what is the name of the boy that Romi is talking to in the beginning of the story?
(a) Teju.
(b) Sonu.
(c) Rakesh.
(d) Prem.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Monkey Trouble," why does Grandmother give in and let them keep the monkey?

2. In "Romi and the Wildfire," what makes the clanging noise that Romi hears?

3. In "Romi and the Wildfire," what is Romi carrying in his pocket for his father?

4. Why does Rakesh live with his grandfather?

5. In "Monkey Trouble," what does the monkey throw at the wedding guests besides cake?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the place where Rakesh lives in "A Special Tree."

2. In "Snake Trouble," where does the narrator think that the python is living, and what is it eating?

3. In "Tiger My Friend," why do the villagers leave the tiger alone at first?

4. In "Snake Trouble," what is Grandmother's reaction when Grandfather brings the python home?

5. In "A School Among the Pines," what makes Miss Ramola seem sophisticated to the students?

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

7. Why is weather so important to the setting and plot of "The Wind on Haunted Hill?"

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

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

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

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