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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 do the children do to pass the time on their way to school?

2. In "Tiger My Friend," what instrument does Nandu play?

3. In the beginning of "A School Among the Pines," what kind of animal watches the children on their way to school?

4. In "The Wind on Haunted Hill," what is Usha's female friend named?

5. In "A School Among the Pines," why is Mr. Mani upset with Miss Ramola at first?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. In "Monkey Trouble," how do the narrator and Tutu end up in the bazaar while Ruby and Rocky are shopping for an engagement ring?

4. 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?

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

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

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

8. In "Monkey Trouble," what does Tutu take from Uncle Benji, and what does she do with it?

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

10. In "Snake Trouble," who hides the python in the family's picnic hamper, and why does he do it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that analyzes the characterization of Romi in "Romi and the Wildfire." Use textual evidence to support your claims.

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

Many of the children in Great Stories for Children are being raised by their grandparents. Do some research into the social and economic effect of grandparents raising their grandchildren and then write an essay that makes and defends a claim about whether it is overall better or worse for children to be raised by their grandparents. Cite your sources in MLA format.

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