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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters V and VI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Scully give Ned for Ned's birthday?
(a) A whistle.
(b) A comic book.
(c) A carving knife.
(d) A piece of soapstone carved with Chinese characters.

2. What does Ned avoid approaching?
(a) The grave where his grandfather is buried.
(b) The cat on the icebox.
(c) One of the town bullies.
(d) A broken water main.

3. What does Mrs. Scallop tell Ned about his birth?
(a) It was a very stormy night when Ned arrived.
(b) It was very easy for his mama.
(c) She knows nothing about Ned's birth.
(d) It brought on Mama's rheumatism.

4. What news does Ned receive that lightens his mood?
(a) He is expected to play basketball this year.
(b) Mrs. Scallop is moving to California.
(c) His mother is walking outside.
(d) Mr. Scully's promise to continue to feed the one-eyed cat.

5. What does Mrs. Kimball say about Mr. Scully?
(a) He probably suffered a stroke.
(b) He is stubborn.
(c) He is a difficult, embattled old man.
(d) He is a God-fearing man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ned think about Mr. Scully?

2. What does Ned wish about visiting his mother?

3. What does Ned notice leading up to the shed?

4. In what decades is the novel set?

5. What worries Ned about the one-eyed cat?

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