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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. What does the narrator say about Mr. Scully's bed?
(a) He never uses sheets.
(b) He sleeps on the floor.
(c) He only uses one sheet.
(d) His bed is four feet high.

2. What does Mrs. Scallop say would happen if Ned does not blow out all his birthday candles?
(a) He wouldn't get his wish.
(b) A strange fate would befall him.
(c) His father would not return.
(d) His birthday next year will be late.

3. How does Mrs. Scallop often refer to herself?
(a) As God's servant.
(b) In the third person.
(c) In the second person.
(d) With a different name.

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

5. What does Ned have trouble doing that his father told him to do?
(a) Getting one of the cows ready for slaughter.
(b) Keep his mind off the gun.
(c) Spending time with Mrs. Scallop.
(d) Working a puzzle his dad gave him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Mr. Scully?

2. What does Ned leave out on the porch at Mr. Scully's?

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

4. Why does Ned fluster Evelyn?

5. How many siblings does Ned have?

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