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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "A School Among the Pines," why is Mr. Mani upset with Miss Ramola at first?
(a) He thinks that she dislikes him.
(b) He wanted to teach Class Six.
(c) She teased him about living with his sister.
(d) She insulted his garden.

2. In "A School Among the Pines," what do the children do to pass the time on their way to school?
(a) Make up stories.
(b) Talk and sing.
(c) Practice math facts.
(d) Play a guessing game.

3. In "Snake Trouble," who puts the snake in the basket in the garden?
(a) Grandmother.
(b) The narrator.
(c) Aunt Ruby.
(d) Grandfather.

4. In "Romi and the Wildfire," what causes Romi to fall off of his bike?
(a) A burning branch.
(b) The sudden appearance of Teju.
(c) His bike chain comes off.
(d) Animals in the road.

5. In "The Wind on Haunted Hill," why do people keep stones on their roofs?
(a) They believe it keeps ghosts away.
(b) To warm their houses up.
(c) To keep the wind from blowing them away.
(d) To keep the stones out of their fields.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A School Among the Pines," which child is in Class Three?

2. In the beginning of "Tiger My Friend," how many tigers are left in the jungle near Chottu and Nandu's village?

3. In "Snake Trouble," who has hidden the python in the family's picnic hamper?

4. In "The Wind on Haunted Hill," who is Suresh?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the lessons that Rakesh learns from his grandfather in "A Special Tree"?

2. In "A School Among the Pines," the children sing a song on their way to school. What is the song about, and where did the children learn it?

3. In "Snake Trouble," where does the narrator think that the python is living, and what is it eating?

4. In "The Wind on Haunted Hill," how is Usha scared twice by mistaken identities?

5. In "A School Among the Pines," why does Bina end up doing so much work at home?

6. At the end of "Tiger My Friend," what sound does Chottu hear, and what does it mean to him?

7. In "Monkey Trouble," what does Tutu take from Uncle Benji, and what does she do with it?

8. In "The Wind on Haunted Hill," what story has Usha been told about the ruined settlement?

9. In "Romi and the Wildfire," who is Teju, and how does he get caught in the burning forest?

10. In "Romi and the Wildfire," what does Romi tell Teju to do with the milk cans, and why?

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