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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," where do the narrator and Prem hide to watch the adult female bear?
(a) Inside Prem's house.
(b) In the branches of an oak tree.
(c) In an old cattle shed.
(d) On a hunting platform.

2. In "A Traveller's Tale," what is ironic about the beauty the narrator sees on the way to Gopalpur?
(a) The narrator does not actually want to be there.
(b) The narrator's father told him that the route to Gopalpur was ugly.
(c) The trip to Gopalpur is much shorter than he thought it would be.
(d) The actual resort is run down and disappointing.

3. In "A Traveller's Tale," where does the narrator live?
(a) Bombay.
(b) Bhubaneswar.
(c) Lucknow.
(d) Near Delhi.

4. In "Pret in the House," what does the ghost substitute for the toothpaste?
(a) Paste.
(b) Shampoo.
(c) Foot ointment.
(d) Shaving cream.

5. In "Goodbye, Miss Mackenzie," where does Anil live when school is not in session?
(a) Mussoorie.
(b) Bombay.
(c) Delhi.
(d) Lucknow.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Those Three Bears," when Prem shouts, how do his children react?

2. In "A Traveller's Tale," what does the narrator discover about the beach?

3. In "Goodbye, Miss Mackenzie," Anil falls in nasturtiums. What has he fallen in?

4. In "The Tunnel," what creature does the train remind Suraj of?

5. In "The Overcoat," Mrs. Taylor says that Julie died of "consumption." What did she die of?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "When the Trees Walked," in what sense do the trees "walk"?

2. In "When the Trees Walked," what changes in the family's life are caused by World War Two?

3. In "The Thief's Story," where does Hari meet Romi, and why does he choose Romi to approach for work?

4. In "The Night the Roof Blew Off," how do the children make important contributions to saving the family's possessions?

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

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 "Those Three Bears," where is the narrator from, and how does the reader know this?

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

9. In "The Tunnel," what animal ends up in the tunnel and what do Sunder and Suraj do about it?

10. In "The Thief's Story," what employment arrangement do Romi and Hari come to?

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