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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 Coral Tree," what place is the narrator getting ready to move to?
(a) America.
(b) Tokyo.
(c) Bombay.
(d) England.

2. In "The Overcoat," where does the narrator find his overcoat?
(a) In his own house.
(b) At the school.
(c) In the cemetery.
(d) At Julie's house.

3. In "Goodbye, Miss Mackenzie," what nationality is Miss Mackenzie?
(a) American.
(b) British.
(c) South African.
(d) Australian.

4. In "The Overcoat," Mrs. Taylor says that Julie died of "consumption." What did she die of?
(a) Asthma.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Whooping cough.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "And Now We are Twelve," what is the name of the man whose wife, children, and grandchildren form Bond's family?

2. In "Pret in the House," what trick does the ghost play on Grandfather?

3. In "A Traveller's Tale," what is "Brighton Villa"?

4. In "And Now We are Twelve," what does Bond plant with his great-grandson?

5. In "The Thief's Story," what does Romi give to a stray dog?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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