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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 "Monkey Trouble," what does the monkey throw at the wedding guests besides cake?

2. In "Snake Trouble," how does the snake escape from the bathroom?

3. In the beginning of "Tiger My Friend," how many tigers are left in the jungle near Chottu and Nandu's village?

4. 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?

5. In "Romi and the Wildfire," what causes Romi to fall off of his bike?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In "Snake Trouble," what is Grandmother's reaction when Grandfather brings the python home?

6. In "Snake Trouble," where does the python first reappear, and who finds it?

7. In "Romi and the Wildfire," what happens when Romi and Teju finally make it to the stream?

8. In "Tiger My Friend," why do the villagers leave the tiger alone at first?

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose three stories in which characters travel a long distance by walking or riding a bike. Compare and contrast their situations and their attitudes, and then offer an analysis about what Bond is using these journeys to "say" about life. Be sure to support your claims with textual evidence.

Essay Topic 2

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.

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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