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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 Ned refrain from saying to his mother?
(a) That he wishes she wouldn't say anything about his voice.
(b) Anything about taking the rifle out late at night.
(c) That the girl is mean to Ned.
(d) That his uncle doesn't act like he likes Ned.

2. What did Ned feel on the day of the visit with his father years ago that he felt when he went out in the night?
(a) That he was older than his father realized.
(b) That he was being watched.
(c) That life was far beyond his comprehension.
(d) That he was never going to understand his father.

3. Where does Ned do after-school chores?
(a) At home.
(b) The school.
(c) Mr. Scully's house.
(d) The church.

4. Where does Ned go after he finds Mr. Scully?
(a) To the police station.
(b) To the Kimball house.
(c) To the church.
(d) Home.

5. Who is Cosmo?
(a) The family goat.
(b) The family bull.
(c) The horse Ned's mother used to own.
(d) The barnyard rooster.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Evelyn Kimball say she saw when Ned and his friends are talking?

3. For whom are the turkey scraps that Ned saves?

4. What does Ned's father not understand about Mr. Kimball?

5. What does Mama say to Ned about Mrs. Scallop?

(see the answer key)

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