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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters I and II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ned not like dining with members of the congregation?
(a) It makes him feel homeless.
(b) He has to wear a tie.
(c) He has to sit with the children in the family.
(d) He has to eat anything he is served.

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

3. In what decades is the novel set?
(a) 1940s.
(b) 1950s.
(c) 1930s.
(d) 1920s.

4. Where does Ned walk by where his mother used to keep her horse?
(a) The old stable near the lake.
(b) The old barn.
(c) The back pasture.
(d) Stables on what is now someone else's property.

5. When does he want to take Ned?
(a) Just before planting time.
(b) After fall harvest.
(c) Over Christmas vacation.
(d) During Spring break.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ned believe about his mother and Hilary?

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

3. Where does Ned go after the household is in bed?

4. What does Mrs. Scallop sometimes lapse into?

5. What does Hilary give Ned for his birthday?

(see the answer key)

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