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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 Mr. Scully make homemade?
(a) Moonshine.
(b) Applesauce and bread.
(c) Pancakes.
(d) Cake.

2. Why does Ned fluster Evelyn?
(a) He asks if she wanted to be kissing the boy she was talking about.
(b) He looks directly at her for a minute.
(c) He presses her for information about the one-eyed cat.
(d) He asks her to the movies.

3. What do Ned and Mr. Scully watch in the yard through the window?
(a) A pair of jays fighting.
(b) A feral cat.
(c) A robin pulling a worm out of the ground.
(d) A neighbor's new puppy.

4. What does Mrs. Scallop say would happen if Ned does not blow out all his birthday candles?
(a) His father would not return.
(b) A strange fate would befall him.
(c) He wouldn't get his wish.
(d) His birthday next year will be late.

5. Why does Ned feel safe?
(a) Because Mrs. Scallop is there.
(b) Because he believes strongly in God.
(c) Because his father is a soldier.
(d) Because his father is a minister.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Ned when his mother becomes ill?

2. What does Mrs. Scallop sometimes lapse into?

3. What does the narrator say about the Brewster's lifestyle?

4. Who is Cosmo?

5. In what country does Hilary buy a butterfly enclosed in glass?

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