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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A School Among the Pines," what is the name of the village where the children live?

2. In "Monkey Trouble," what is the name of the narrator's uncle?

3. In "A School Among the Pines," who disappears during the class field trip?

4. In "Snake Trouble," where do the train passengers spot the snake?

5. In "Monkey Trouble," why does Grandmother give in and let them keep the monkey?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of "Tiger My Friend," what sound does Chottu hear, and what does it mean to him?

2. In "Romi and the Wildfire," who is Teju, and how does he get caught in the burning forest?

3. In "A School Among the Pines," what really happened to Mr. Mani on the day that everyone thought he had been carried away by a leopard?

4. In "Romi and the Wildfire," what does Romi tell Teju to do with the milk cans, and why?

5. Describe the place where Rakesh lives in "A Special Tree."

6. In "A School Among the Pines," why does Bina end up doing so much work at home?

7. Describe the narrator of "Monkey Trouble."

8. In "Tiger My Friend," what problem is the tiger facing with its territory?

9. What are some of the lessons that Rakesh learns from his grandfather in "A Special Tree"?

10. In "A School Among the Pines," what wild animal comes to live near Nauti village, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you analyze the ambiguous ending of "The Wind on Haunted Hill." What evidence in the text points to the conclusion that Usha really did see ghosts? What evidence points to another explanation? What is the purpose of leaving the ending ambiguous?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about what the stories in Great Stories for Children can teach us about decision making. Make a clear claim about one main idea the book conveys about decision-making and then use evidence from at least three stories to support your claim.

Essay Topic 3

Many of the stories in Great Stories for Children feature acts of kindness--between people, between people and animals, and even between people and ghosts. Choose two stories that feature acts of kindness and compare and contrast how these stories use plot and characterization to convey ideas about kindness.

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