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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before entering the door in the wall for the first time, which of the following did Wallace NOT see in the shop windows?
(a) Dresses.
(b) Pipes.
(c) Cans of paint.
(d) Wallpaper books.

2. How old was Wallace when he forgot about the garden for a time?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Eight.
(d) Fifteen.

3. How many boys teased Wallace about the garden?
(a) Ten.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

4. The schoolmates made Wallace sit through ____________ for lying.
(a) A beating.
(b) Torture.
(c) Council.
(d) A truth circle.

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

6. What did Wallace feel while the boys were teasing him about the garden?
(a) Anger.
(b) Fear.
(c) Curiosity.
(d) Shame.

7. What did Wallace do to try to get the boys to stop teasing him?
(a) Took them to the garden.
(b) Hit them.
(c) Told a teacher.
(d) Told his father.

8. What was in the grass-covered courtyard where Wallace played games in the garden?
(a) Chess board.
(b) Gazebo.
(c) Sun dial.
(d) Fountain.

9. What word did Wallace use to describe the fact that he went right by the garden door the second time?
(a) Odd.
(b) Okay.
(c) Sad.
(d) Crazy.

10. What was the man wearing who found Wallace crying after his sudden expulsion from the garden?
(a) Gold spectacles.
(b) Red ascot.
(c) Houndstooth coat.
(d) Beret.

11. What color was the door in the wall?
(a) Green.
(b) White.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

12. What was the real name of the boy at school who Wallace told about the garden?
(a) Hopkins.
(b) Hollander.
(c) Henry.
(d) Hotchkiss.

13. What were the creatures in the garden playing with?
(a) A ball.
(b) A mouse.
(c) A book.
(d) A rope.

14. Who does Wallace see musing among the laurels in the garden?
(a) A sad child.
(b) A monkey.
(c) A fairy.
(d) An old man.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was taken away from Wallace after he returned home from the garden?

2. What feeling did the people in the garden convey to Wallace?

3. What did one of the older schoolboys physically do to Wallace?

4. Wallace went right by the door the second time tugging on his what?

5. What is Wallace's first name?

(see the answer keys)

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