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

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

3. When does a heavy snow fall in Chapter V?
(a) On the first of December.
(b) It does not snow, which is unusual.
(c) On Christmas day.
(d) On Thanksgiving day.

4. What are many of the homes like near where Ned lives?
(a) Well kept.
(b) Crowded with several families per home.
(c) Run down.
(d) Abandoned.

5. Where does Ned walk by where his mother used to keep her horse?
(a) The old stable near the lake.
(b) The old barn.
(c) The back pasture.
(d) Stables on what is now someone else's property.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Ned and Mr. Scully watch in the yard through the window?

2. What topic does Ned's mother ask Ned about which he does not answer?

3. What magazine does Ned love?

4. What causes Ned both great anxiety and excitement?

5. What does Ned think about Mr. Scully?

(see the answer key)

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