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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 "Those Three Bears," why does the narrator say the bears come down from higher elevations in winter?
(a) They need tree cover to hunt.
(b) They are looking for food.
(c) They are looking for water.
(d) They are trying to stay warm.

2. In "The Tunnel," why does the watchman tell Suraj that the jungle is safer than town?
(a) Because he was almost run over by a bus in town.
(b) Because there are criminals in town.
(c) Because there is pollution in town.
(d) Because crowded places spread diseases.

3. In "The Night the Roof Blew Off," where does the water first start coming into the house?
(a) In the grandfather's bedroom.
(b) In the front room.
(c) In the children's bedroom.
(d) In the kitchen.

4. In "The Thief's Story," what does Hari realize is more valuable to him than the stolen money?
(a) A good reputation.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Education.
(d) Romi's friendship.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Tunnel," why does Suraj go into the tunnel?

2. In "A Traveller's Tale," the narrator comments amusingly on the "enormous" size of something at the rest house (175). What is it?

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

4. In "The Thief's Story," where does Romi hide his money?

5. In "The Overcoat," what does the narrator find when he tries to go to Julie's house to get his coat back?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Those Three Bears," what do the villagers do with their pumpkins, and how does this cause a surprise for the narrator one night?

2. In "Those Three Bears," what causes the young bear to fall from the tree?

3. In "A Traveller's Tale," where does the narrator believe that his passport is, and how does he get it back?

4. In "The Night the Roof Blew Off," what reasons do the family have for thinking that the roof will last through any storm?

5. In "Goodbye, Miss Mackenzie," how do Anil and Miss Mackenzie meet?

6. In "Goodbye, Miss Mackenzie," what object does Miss Mackenzie share with Anil, and what happens to this object in the end of the story?

7. In "The Coral Tree," what is the significance of the narrator's repeated claim that the girl is "fresh and clean like the rain and the red earth" (118, 121)?

8. In "The Coral Tree," why is the narrator leaving his grandfather's house?

9. In "And Now We are Twelve," why does the family decide that it is time to move away from Maplewood?

10. In "Goodbye, Miss Mackenzie," why does Miss Mackenzie want to go to the tall mountain, and what is stopping her from going there?

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