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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 has Ned's father installed on the house for protection?
(a) Lightening rods.
(b) Nothing; the town is quite safe.
(c) Bars on the windows.
(d) Door locks.

2. Who has cake and lemonade in Ned's mother's room?
(a) Just Ned as his father has been called out to a death.
(b) Papa, Ned and Mrs. Scallop.
(c) Just Ned and Mrs. Scallop as his father has been called out to a death.
(d) Ned and his older brother who comes home for the ocassion.

3. What does Mrs. Scallop tell Ned about his birth?
(a) It was a very stormy night when Ned arrived.
(b) She knows nothing about Ned's birth.
(c) It was very easy for his mama.
(d) It brought on Mama's rheumatism.

4. What does Mama mention that embarrasses Ned?
(a) The air rifle.
(b) A girl in his school.
(c) His uncle's high regard for Ned.
(d) His changing voice.

5. Where does Ned realize his father is taking his present?
(a) To the basement.
(b) To the church.
(c) To the neighbor's home.
(d) To the attic.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many siblings does Ned have?

2. What do many people lose during the Great Depression?

3. What does Ned think about Mr. Scully?

4. What does James Wallis tell his son to refrain from when at the Brewster's home?

5. In what decades is the novel set?

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