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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 "Snake Trouble," what is the name of the village where the narrator lives with his grandparents?

2. In "A School Among the Pines," what does Bina think is unfair about the new dam?

3. How old is Rakesh at the beginning of "A Special Tree"?

4. In "Tiger My Friend," where does the tiger go to drink?

5. What are the "paise" mentioned in "A Special Tree"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "A School Among the Pines," what makes Miss Ramola seem sophisticated to the students?

2. Why are cherries in "A Special Tree" such a special treat for Rakesh?

3. In "Romi and the Wildfire," what reasons does Romi give Prem for not spending the night at Prem's house?

4. Describe the narrator of "Monkey Trouble."

5. In "The Wind on Haunted Hill," how is Usha scared twice by mistaken identities?

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

7. In "Monkey Trouble," how does Rocky Fernandes make friends with Grandmother and the narrator?

8. In "A School Among the Pines," the children sing a song on their way to school. What is the song about, and where did the children learn it?

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

10. In "The Wind on Haunted Hill," what story has Usha been told about the ruined settlement?

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 that examines the motif of "legacies" in Great Stories for Children. Choose at least three stories in which older people pass something important on to younger people: knowledge, a possession, a passion, etc. Use evidence from these stories to support a claim about how the "legacies" motif works in this story collection.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that analyzes the symbols of the ribbon and the coral tree in "The Coral Tree." Explain both what these items symbolize and how their meaning supports the story's meaning. Use textual evidence to support your ideas.

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