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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 Tunnel," what is the tunnel watchman's name?
(a) Sunder Singh.
(b) Varun Joshi.
(c) Mohan Bohra.
(d) Girish Goswami.

2. In "And Now We are Twelve," what kind of a crime is Bond charged with?
(a) One related to his writing.
(b) Assault.
(c) Theft.
(d) One related to his citizenship.

3. In "A Traveller's Tale," the narrator comments amusingly on the "enormous" size of something at the rest house (175). What is it?
(a) The gardener.
(b) The beds.
(c) The dinner.
(d) The bathrooms.

4. In "The Overcoat," where does the narrator meet Julie?
(a) In the bazaar.
(b) On the road.
(c) At a party.
(d) At school.

5. In "Pret in the House," what is the narrator's aunt's name?
(a) Dolly.
(b) Ruby.
(c) Bina.
(d) Minnie.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In "A Traveller's Tale," where does the narrator live?

4. In "Wild Fruit," what is inside the red wrappers in the bag that the boy leaves on the bench?

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 "A Traveller's Tale," what happens when the narrator hears a tapping at his window at night?

2. 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)?

3. In "A Traveller's Tale," what does the rest house staff tell the narrator about his overnight visitor?

4. In "A Traveller's Tale," what does the narrator expect to see in Gopalpur, and what is the reality?

5. In "The Thief's Story," why is it significant that the 50 rupee note is wet when Romi hands it to Hari?

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

7. In "The Overcoat," what does the narrator discover when he talks to Mrs. Taylor?

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

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

10. In "Pret in the House," what happens to Uncle Ken while he is sleeping, and whom does he blame at first?

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