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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 Ned notice about the things Doris sent for the last three months?
(a) They all have the same picture on them.
(b) They are stale.
(c) They are addressed in a very shaky handwriting.
(d) The pictures in the letters do not include Doris herself.

2. What does James Wallis tell his son to refrain from when at the Brewster's home?
(a) Picking up any of their expensive nic nacs.
(b) Asking for seconds.
(c) Addressing the servants.
(d) Not eating everything on his plate.

3. Why is Ned particularly excited about traveling with Hilary?
(a) He gets to do something that his brother does not.
(b) He can backpack in the mountains.
(c) He gets to do something that his sister does not.
(d) Ned has never traveled before.

4. How does Ned perceive his family life before his mother is ill?
(a) As solemn.
(b) As boring.
(c) As happy.
(d) As calm.

5. What is one chore Ned does for Mr. Scully?
(a) Slops the pigs.
(b) Paints the house.
(c) Chops wood.
(d) Fixes the plumbing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Scallop give Ned for his birthday?

2. What does Ned have trouble doing that his father told him to do?

3. What does Ned lose interest in after using it once?

4. 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?

5. Where does Doris live?

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