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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of birds were there in the garden?
(a) Finches.
(b) Eagles.
(c) Doves.
(d) Cockatoos.

2. What did Wallace tell Redmond he had as he started his story?
(a) A preoccupation.
(b) A tale.
(c) A confession.
(d) A problem.

3. What did the children in the garden say when Wallace left them?
(a) Come back to us!
(b) Don't go!
(c) We'll miss you!
(d) Have a pleasant day!

4. What kind of flowers line the steps that suddenly appear in the garden?
(a) Delphiniums.
(b) Lillies.
(c) Roses.
(d) Chrysanthemums.

5. What did Wallace's father give him after he came home from his first trip to the garden?
(a) A thrashing.
(b) A hug.
(c) A fairytale book.
(d) His gold watch.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Wallace describe himself as a child?

2. What could Wallace never recall about his time in the garden?

3. Which one of the following people did NOT question young Wallace about his story about the garden?

4. Who does Wallace see musing among the laurels in the garden?

5. What did Wallace feel the first time he saw the door in the wall?

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