View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters VII and VIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how long has Ned's mother been ill?
(a) 6 years.
(b) Most of her life.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 1 year.

2. What does Mrs. Scallop sometimes lapse into?
(a) Periods of joking with Ned.
(b) Periods of bossiness.
(c) Periods of sullen silence.
(d) Periods of giddy laughter.

3. Who does Ned knows that lives in New York City?
(a) His great-grandmother.
(b) His maternal grandmother.
(c) His great-aunt.
(d) His uncle.

4. Of what is Ned afraid if his dad learns of the rifle incident?
(a) That his father will be disappointed in him.
(b) That his dad will never give him the rifle.
(c) That his dad will tell his mother.
(d) That his dad will beat him.

5. What does Ned know about Mr. Scully and the man's house?
(a) Mr. Scully will probably not be returning home.
(b) Mr. Scully signed the house over to his daughter.
(c) Mr. Scully loves to be in his own house.
(d) Mr. Scully built the house himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Billy Gaskell?

2. Where is Hilary's next destination?

3. Who does Ned like to visit regularly?

4. What worries Ned about the one-eyed cat?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 267 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample