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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. What is the name of the village where Rakesh lives with his grandfather in "A Special Tree"?
(a) Mukteshwar.
(b) Malana.
(c) Mussoorie.
(d) Mayodia.

2. How old is Rakesh at the beginning of "A Special Tree"?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

3. In "A School Among the Pines," what is the name of the village where the dam is being built?
(a) Tehri.
(b) Kaza.
(c) Koli.
(d) Tehri.

4. In "Monkey Trouble," what job do both Aunt Ruby and her future husband do?
(a) Teach school.
(b) Work for the government.
(c) Tend goats.
(d) Work in the bazaar.

5. In "Snake Trouble," how does the snake escape from the bathroom?
(a) Through an open window.
(b) Someone opens the door.
(c) Through a crack in the wall.
(d) Through a vent in the ceiling.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Special Tree," why does Rakesh's grandfather tell him not to plant the seed in the first place that Rakesh digs?

2. In "A Special Tree," what kind of animal eats the leaves off of the tree when it is still young?

3. In "Monkey Trouble," which of the following is a pet that Grandfather keeps?

4. In "Snake Trouble," where do the train passengers spot the snake?

5. In "A School Among the Pines," why do the children end up using a new route to school?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the narrator of "Monkey Trouble."

2. In "Romi and the Wildfire," what happens when Romi and Teju finally make it to the stream?

3. In "The Wind on Haunted Hill," how is Usha scared twice by mistaken identities?

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

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

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

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

8. In "Romi and the Wildfire," what does Romi tell Teju to do with the milk cans, and why?

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

10. 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?

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