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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. What are the "paise" mentioned in "A Special Tree"?
(a) Coins.
(b) Plants.
(c) Animals.
(d) Food.

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?
(a) Her elegant hairdo.
(b) Her beautiful hands.
(c) Her expensive clothing.
(d) Her soft arms.

3. In the beginning of "The Wind on Haunted Hill," what makes the spooky sound on Haunted Hill?
(a) The creaking of a tin roof.
(b) The rain.
(c) The wind.
(d) Ghosts.

4. In "Monkey Trouble," how does the monkey escape her confinement during the wedding?
(a) She picks the lock.
(b) She climbs through a skylight.
(c) She finds an unlocked door.
(d) She chews through a rope.

5. In "Romi and the Wildfire," what creature does Teju say he had to jump over in the road?
(a) A pheasant.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A python.
(d) A jackal.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Snake Trouble," who ends up doing the job of the train's stoker?

2. In "Romi and the Wildfire," what excuse does Romi say that he will use to get out of school for a while?

3. In "Tiger My Friend," what suddenly changes the tiger's circumstances for the worse?

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

5. In "Snake Trouble," where did Grandfather work before he retired?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the place where Rakesh lives in "A Special Tree."

2. In "A School Among the Pines," what wild animal comes to live near Nauti village, and why?

3. In "Monkey Trouble," why does Uncle Benji have to put up with Tutu?

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

5. In "Tiger My Friend," what problem is the tiger facing with its territory?

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

7. In "Monkey Trouble," how does Rocky Fernandes make friends with Grandmother and the narrator?

8. In "A School Among the Pines," what really happened to Mr. Mani on the day that everyone thought he had been carried away by a leopard?

9. In "Tiger My Friend," why do the villagers leave the tiger alone at first?

10. In "Snake Trouble," what happens when Grandfather and the narrator go back to the bazaar to find the man who sold them the snake?

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