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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters V and VI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the family sleep downstairs one night?
(a) The furnace is broken.
(b) They do not sleep downstairs.
(c) There is a leak in the roof.
(d) There is a severe storm.

2. What do Ned and Billy do after Ned helps Janet?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Get into a fistfight.
(c) Throw snowballs at passing cars.
(d) Steal some eggs.

3. What does the narrator say about the Brewster's lifestyle?
(a) Very high class and ostentatious but they can afford it.
(b) It is extravagant for the money the family has.
(c) Typical middle class.
(d) They are very poor.

4. What does Mrs. Scallop give Ned for his birthday?
(a) A hat she knitted.
(b) A sweater she knitted.
(c) A pair of gloves she knitted.
(d) A handmade rug.

5. What does Ned dream of for the next few days?
(a) The fox island.
(b) The horse island.
(c) The one-eyed cat.
(d) The ferry sinking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ned lose interest in after using it once?

2. How old is Ned when his mother becomes ill?

3. Why is James Willis upset with Hilary?

4. What does Evie Kimball's father do?

5. Where does Ned find Mr. Scully one day?

(see the answer key)

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