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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: "Those Three Bears" through "When the Trees Walked".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Monkey Trouble," what about the monkey scares Aunt Ruby?
(a) Her tail.
(b) Her hands.
(c) Her eyes.
(d) Her teeth.

2. In "A School Among the Pines," who disappears during the class field trip?
(a) Sonu.
(b) Miss Ramola.
(c) Bina.
(d) Mr. Mani.

3. In "Those Three Bears," when Prem shouts, how do his children react?
(a) They wake their mother, crying.
(b) They come out to help scare the bear away.
(c) They come running out with Prem's shotgun.
(d) They watch from the windows of the house.

4. In "The Thief's Story," what business does Romi live above?
(a) Mussoorie Grocery.
(b) Bombay Bakery.
(c) Lucknow Spice Merchants.
(d) Delhi Sweet Shop.

5. In "The Coral Tree," what place is the narrator getting ready to move to?
(a) Bombay.
(b) America.
(c) England.
(d) Tokyo.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Romi and the Wildfire," what causes Romi to fall off of his bike?

2. In "A School Among the Pines," what detail of her teacher's appearance tells Bina that she has not done a lot of hard physical work?

3. In "The Thief's Story," what does Hari realize is more valuable to him than the stolen money?

4. In "Snake Trouble," who puts the snake in the basket in the garden?

5. How old is Rakesh at the beginning of "A Special Tree"?

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