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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 detail of her teacher's appearance tells Bina that she has not done a lot of hard physical work?
2. In "Romi and the Wildfire," what does Romi say he wants to get for his bike?
3. In "Tiger My Friend," what instrument does Nandu play?
4. In "Tiger My Friend," what suddenly changes the tiger's circumstances for the worse?
5. In "A School Among the Pines," which child is in Class Three?
Short Essay Questions
1. In "A School Among the Pines," what wild animal comes to live near Nauti village, and why?
2. In "A School Among the Pines," what makes Miss Ramola seem sophisticated to the students?
3. How is Prakash characterized in "A School Among the Pines"?
4. In "Snake Trouble," what is Grandmother's reaction when Grandfather brings the python home?
5. In "Romi and the Wildfire," what reasons does Romi give Prem for not spending the night at Prem's house?
6. In "Snake Trouble," who hides the python in the family's picnic hamper, and why does he do it?
7. In "Monkey Trouble," how does Rocky Fernandes make friends with Grandmother and the narrator?
8. In "Romi and the Wildfire," what happens when Romi and Teju finally make it to the stream?
9. In "The Wind on Haunted Hill," what story has Usha been told about the ruined settlement?
10. What are some of the lessons that Rakesh learns from his grandfather in "A Special Tree"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Write an essay that analyzes the metaphor of "walking" trees in "When the Trees Walked." Explain the context of the metaphor in the story, and then analyze both its meaning and how it contributes to the overall theme.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay in which you take and defend a position about the theme of the story "A Special Tree." Use evidence from the text to support your claims.
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