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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," where is the last place that the family sees the snake?

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

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

4. In "Snake Trouble," what is the narrator's name?

5. In "A Special Tree," why does Rakesh's grandfather tell him not to plant the seed in the first place that Rakesh digs?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Describe the narrator of "Monkey Trouble."

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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 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.

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