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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 "The Tunnel," why does the watchman tell Suraj that the jungle is safer than town?

2. In "Those Three Bears," what insect home does the young bear investigate?

3. In "A Traveller's Tale," what is the name of the ghost who appears in the narrator's room?

4. In "And Now We are Twelve," how does Bond entertain his grandson on the way to school?

5. In "The Tunnel," why does Suraj go into the tunnel?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Thief's Story," where does Hari meet Romi, and why does he choose Romi to approach for work?

2. In "A Traveller's Tale," where does the narrator believe that his passport is, and how does he get it back?

3. In "A Traveller's Tale," what does the rest house staff tell the narrator about his overnight visitor?

4. In "Goodbye, Miss Mackenzie," what object does Miss Mackenzie share with Anil, and what happens to this object in the end of the story?

5. In "Goodbye, Miss Mackenzie," how do Anil and Miss Mackenzie meet?

6. In "The Night the Roof Blew Off," how do the children make important contributions to saving the family's possessions?

7. In "A Traveller's Tale," what does the narrator expect to see in Gopalpur, and what is the reality?

8. In "The Tunnel," what animal ends up in the tunnel and what do Sunder and Suraj do about it?

9. In "And Now We are Twelve," why does the family decide that it is time to move away from Maplewood?

10. In "Pret in the House," what happens with the ghost at the end of the story, and how does the reader know this?

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 explains how shifting the narrative focus from the children to Mr. Mani and back in "The School Among the Pines" creates humor as different perspectives are revealed. Use textual evidence to support your claims.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you analyze the ambiguous ending of "The Wind on Haunted Hill." What evidence in the text points to the conclusion that Usha really did see ghosts? What evidence points to another explanation? What is the purpose of leaving the ending ambiguous?

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