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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 the beginning of "A School Among the Pines," what kind of animal watches the children on their way to school?
(a) Wolf.
(b) Deer.
(c) Dog.
(d) Leopard.

2. In "A School Among the Pines," which child is in Class Five?
(a) Bina.
(b) Rakesh.
(c) Sonu.
(d) Prakash.

3. In "Tiger My Friend," who is Kundan Singh?
(a) A big-game hunter.
(b) Chottu's older brother.
(c) Nandu's father.
(d) The leader of the village.

4. Why does Rakesh live with his grandfather?
(a) His parents work overseas.
(b) So that he can grow up near his cousins.
(c) He is an orphan.
(d) So that he can go to school.

5. In "Tiger My Friend," what suddenly changes the tiger's circumstances for the worse?
(a) Poachers.
(b) Fire.
(c) Drought.
(d) A flood.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On page 50 of "Romi and the Wildfire," what does Romi say when a villager asks him if he thinks he owns the road?

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

4. In "Romi and the Wildfire," what causes Romi to fall off of his bike?

5. In "Monkey Trouble," what does the monkey like to "help" Grandmother do?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Tiger My Friend," what problem is the tiger facing with its territory?

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

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

4. In "Monkey Trouble," what does Tutu take from Uncle Benji, and what does she do with it?

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

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

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

8. In "A School Among the Pines," why does Bina end up doing so much work at home?

9. In "Monkey Trouble," how do the narrator and Tutu end up in the bazaar while Ruby and Rocky are shopping for an engagement ring?

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

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