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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 is Mrs. Scallop?
(a) Ned's current teacher.
(b) The next-door neighbor to the Wallis family.
(c) The first housekeeper for the Wallis family.
(d) The present housekeeper for the Wallis family.

2. Why does Ned not mind listening to Mr. Scully ramble?
(a) He gives Ned money.
(b) He knows a lot about exotic countries.
(c) He does not know he is rambling.
(d) Mr. Scully is likeable.

3. 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 back pasture.
(c) The old stable near the lake.
(d) The old barn.

4. What does Mr. Scully make homemade?
(a) Moonshine.
(b) Applesauce and bread.
(c) Pancakes.
(d) Cake.

5. Why does Ned feel sad for Mr. Scully?
(a) Because he and his daughter are not close.
(b) Because he can't breathe well.
(c) Because he sometimes can't remember where he is.
(d) Because he sometimes calls Ned by his dead son's name.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ned refrain from saying to his mother?

2. In what decades is the novel set?

3. Why does Ned feel safe?

4. What does Mama mention that embarrasses Ned?

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

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