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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 Night the Roof Blew Off," what wild animal ends up inside the house?
(a) A goat.
(b) A snake.
(c) A rat.
(d) A leopard.

2. In "A Traveller's Tale," how old is the narrator?
(a) 81.
(b) 71.
(c) 26.
(d) 66.

3. In "The Tunnel," where does Suraj leave his bike?
(a) In the village.
(b) At the watchman's hut.
(c) At home.
(d) By the train track.

4. In "The Thief's Story," what does Hari do when he goes to the market for Romi?
(a) Flirts with a girl in one of the shops.
(b) Practices written addition and subtraction.
(c) Steals a little of the money for himself.
(d) Steals small things from the shops.

5. In "The Thief's Story," what does Hari tell Romi in order to flatter him?
(a) That Romi is really funny.
(b) That Romi reminds him of a movie star.
(c) That Romi is a wonderful writer.
(d) That Romi looks like a wrestler.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Traveller's Tale," what is the name of the seaside resort area?

2. In "The Night the Roof Blew Off," where does the water first start coming into the house?

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

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

5. In "Those Three Bears," what does the young bear do when it realizes that the narrator is looking at it?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why is the narrator of "The Overcoat" unconcerned that neither he nor anyone at the party knows Julie?

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

7. In "Pret in the House," what causes the family to decide that they need to move to a new house?

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

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

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