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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: "Goodbye, Miss Mackenzie" through "The Tunnel".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Monkey Trouble," why does Grandmother give in and let them keep the monkey?
(a) Because the monkey can do tricks.
(b) Because it is female.
(c) Because the monkey likes Grandmother best.
(d) Because it is an orphan.

2. In "A School Among the Pines," what is the name of the village where the children go to school?
(a) Kaza.
(b) Nauti.
(c) Tehri.
(d) Koli.

3. In "The Thief's Story," what does Romi give to a stray dog?
(a) A samosa from the bazaar.
(b) The first dinner that Hari cooks.
(c) Some rolls that Hari bought.
(d) The blanket that Hari was supposed to sleep on.

4. In "Tiger My Friend," who is Kundan Singh?
(a) A big-game hunter.
(b) The leader of the village.
(c) Nandu's father.
(d) Chottu's older brother.

5. In "Tiger My Friend," what does Nandu tell Chottu to call the tiger?
(a) Friend.
(b) Uncle.
(c) Brother.
(d) Grandfather.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Tiger My Friend," what do the villagers feel as if they have lost when the tiger is gone?

2. On page 50 of "Romi and the Wildfire," what does Romi say when a villager asks him if he thinks he owns the road?

3. In "Snake Trouble," what is the narrator's name?

4. In "Monkey Trouble," what does the monkey throw at the wedding guests besides cake?

5. In "The Tunnel," what creature does the train remind Suraj of?

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