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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters III and IV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hilary give Ned for his birthday?
(a) A model airplane.
(b) A Daisy air rifle.
(c) A model car.
(d) A practice sword.

2. Where does Ned go after the household is in bed?
(a) To the basement.
(b) Outside to try to catch a raccoon.
(c) Outside to catch frogs.
(d) To retrieve his present.

3. What does Ned believe about his mother and Hilary?
(a) They are both pranksters.
(b) They can read minds.
(c) They have a special understanding.
(d) They have nothing in common.

4. What does Mr. Scully say he does regularly now?
(a) Sees his dead son's ghost.
(b) Writes his daughter.
(c) Feeds the one-eyed cat.
(d) Bakes biscuits.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Ned and his father eat supper on the Sunday before Ned's birthday?

2. Who are Evelyn Kimball, Janet Hoffman, and Billy Gaskell?

3. In what month does Ned's birthday fall?

4. What does Ned notice about the things Doris sent for the last three months?

5. What has Ned's father installed on the house for protection?

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