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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. Where does Ned travel that night?
(a) To the back pasture.
(b) To the lake.
(c) To the woods.
(d) To his best friend's house.

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

3. What magazine does Ned love?
(a) Mad Magazine.
(b) National Georgraphic.
(c) Life.
(d) Scientific American.

4. What does Ned believe about his mother and Hilary?
(a) They are both pranksters.
(b) They have nothing in common.
(c) They have a special understanding.
(d) They can read minds.

5. What are many of the homes like near where Ned lives?
(a) Well kept.
(b) Run down.
(c) Abandoned.
(d) Crowded with several families per home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What emotion seems to be just below the surface of Mrs. Scallop?

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

3. What did Ned feel on the day of the visit with his father years ago that he felt when he went out in the night?

4. How does Mrs. Scallop often refer to herself?

5. What kind of potatoes does Mrs. Brewster serve?

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