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

2. In "The Night the Roof Blew Off," what is the roof made of?
(a) Stones.
(b) Sheets of tin.
(c) Wooden shingles.
(d) Mud and grass.

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

4. In "The Night the Roof Blew Off," how long has the family lived in the house?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 10 years.

5. In "The Thief's Story," what is the first thing that Romi teaches Hari to write?
(a) The alphabet.
(b) His address.
(c) His name.
(d) The numbers 1-10.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Coral Tree," what color is the ribbon in the girl's hair?

2. In "Goodbye, Miss Mackenzie," what breaks and gets Miss Mackenzie's bed wet?

3. In "The Night the Roof Blew Off," which author does the narrator mention?

4. In "Wild Fruit," what does Vijay notice in the bazaar every day?

5. In "And Now We are Twelve," how long has Ruskin Bond lived in Mussoorie?

Short Essay Questions

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

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," what employment arrangement do Romi and Hari come to?

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

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

6. In "And Now We are Twelve," who are the people that Ruskin Bond considers to be his family?

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

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

9. In "Pret in the House," what happens with the ghost at the end of the story, and how does the reader know this?

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

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