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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. Who are Evelyn Kimball, Janet Hoffman, and Billy Gaskell?
(a) Ned's closest friends.
(b) Ned's three favorite cousins.
(c) The most popular kids at school.
(d) Three kids at Ned's church.

2. What do Ned and Mr. Scully watch in the yard through the window?
(a) A pair of jays fighting.
(b) A neighbor's new puppy.
(c) A feral cat.
(d) A robin pulling a worm out of the ground.

3. What does Ned leave out on the porch at Mr. Scully's?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Bird seed.
(c) A rat trap.
(d) Bread and milk.

4. Why does Ned feel guilty when he is watching out the window with Mr. Scully?
(a) The robin's one wing looks clipped.
(b) He knows his mother would love to be able to be outdoors with him.
(c) The one jay's foot is mangled.
(d) The cat only has one eye.

5. Who brings cookies and apples to Ned's class?
(a) Miss Jefferson.
(b) No one.
(c) Mrs. Scallop.
(d) Ned's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is on Ned's mind constantly?

2. What does Ned do as his father pays the visit?

3. Who is Mrs. Scallop?

4. What does the narrator say about Mr. Scully's bed?

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

(see the answer key)

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