Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In "And Now We are Twelve," what does Bond plant with his great-grandson?
2. In "A Traveller's Tale," what is ironic about the beauty the narrator sees on the way to Gopalpur?
3. In "The Tunnel," what creature does the train remind Suraj of?
4. In "Pret in the House," what trick does the ghost play on Grandfather?
5. In "Wild Fruit," what month of the year is it when Vijay sees the boy with the sweets?
Short Essay Questions
1. In "The Tunnel," what animal ends up in the tunnel and what do Sunder and Suraj do about it?
2. In "The Overcoat," what does the narrator discover when he talks to Mrs. Taylor?
3. In "The Thief's Story," where does Hari meet Romi, and why does he choose Romi to approach for work?
4. In "The Night the Roof Blew Off," how do the children make important contributions to saving the family's possessions?
5. In "Pret in the House," what happens with the ghost at the end of the story, and how does the reader know this?
6. In "And Now We are Twelve," why does the family decide that it is time to move away from Maplewood?
7. In "Pret in the House," what happens to Uncle Ken while he is sleeping, and whom does he blame at first?
8. In "A Traveller's Tale," what happens when the narrator hears a tapping at his window at night?
9. In "The Coral Tree," why is the narrator leaving his grandfather's house?
10. In "When the Trees Walked," what changes in the family's life are caused by World War Two?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay in which you explain the importance of setting in the story "A Special Tree." Use evidence from the text to support your claims.
Essay Topic 3
The collection Great Stories for Children features many stories that have children as main characters. Think about what these children have in common and how they differ. Write an essay that explores the importance of what the children have in common and explains what values are being conveyed by their similarities. Use evidence from at least five of the stories to support your claims.
|
This section contains 934 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
