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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. What causes Ned both great anxiety and excitement?
(a) Having snuck the rifle out of his house in opposition to his father's orders.
(b) The idea of going somewhere with just Hilary for Christmas.
(c) The idea that he has to take fencing lessons.
(d) The idea that his mother is getting better.

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

3. When does James say Ned can have his present?
(a) When Ned takes a course on fencing.
(b) When Ned turns 16.
(c) When Ned is 14.
(d) When Ned proves he is responsible by caring for the cows.

4. What is Powerful Katinka?
(a) A advertising character.
(b) A vacuum cleaner.
(c) A cartoon character.
(d) A teenage girl down the street from Ned.

5. Who is Cosmo?
(a) The horse Ned's mother used to own.
(b) The barnyard rooster.
(c) The family bull.
(d) The family goat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ned imagine as he is walking back to the house at night?

2. Who does Ned knows that lives in New York City?

3. In what decades is the novel set?

4. In what area of the country does Ned and his family live?

5. Why does Ned not like dining with members of the congregation?

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