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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 "A Traveller's Tale," what is "Brighton Villa"?
(a) The cafe where the narrator has breakfast.
(b) A colonial-era seaside building.
(c) The narrator's home.
(d) The rest house where the narrator stays.

2. In "A Traveller's Tale," what is the name of the seaside resort area?
(a) Gokarna.
(b) Gopalpur.
(c) Kovalam.
(d) Kanyakumari.

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

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

5. In "The Overcoat," what reason does the narrator think Julie must have for attending a party where she does not know anyone?
(a) She is lonely.
(b) She works for the Kapadias.
(c) She is a thief.
(d) She is a ghost.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Coral Tree," what does the young girl want help with?

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

3. In "Pret in the House," what does the ghost substitute for the toothpaste?

4. In "A Traveller's Tale," what is the name of the ghost who appears in the narrator's room?

5. In "And Now We are Twelve," what reason does Bond give as his "real" reason for choosing to stay in Mussoorie?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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