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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. Why doesn't Ned visit his mother one day?
(a) He is too busy working at the church.
(b) He is ill.
(c) She is too ill.
(d) She has gone to the city for a new treatment.

2. Where does Hilary suggest taking a ferry?
(a) An island that has many exotic birds.
(b) He actually says the ferry no longer runs.
(c) An island where wild ponies live.
(d) To an island which is inhabited by many varieties of fox.

3. Why does Ned feel guilty when he is watching out the window with Mr. Scully?
(a) The one jay's foot is mangled.
(b) The robin's one wing looks clipped.
(c) The cat only has one eye.
(d) He knows his mother would love to be able to be outdoors with him.

4. What worries Ned about the one-eyed cat?
(a) It hasn't moved since the morning.
(b) Its leg appears to be broken.
(c) It is bleeding.
(d) It is moaning.

5. What does Ned tell his mother about Christmas vacation?
(a) He does not want to go with his uncle.
(b) He is really excited about the fox island.
(c) He wants her to go, too.
(d) He is really excited about the pony island.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is on Ned's mind constantly?

3. What does Ned think about Mr. Scully?

4. From where does an ambulance have to come?

5. About whom is Ned often confused?

(see the answer key)

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