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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters VII and VIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Ned go out for a walk?
(a) On a moonlit night.
(b) Early evening.
(c) Early morning.
(d) Late afternoon.

2. From what book does Ned's teacher read in honor of Ned's birthday?
(a) The Call of the Wild.
(b) The House of Seven Gables.
(c) Life on the Mississippi.
(d) The Last of the Mohicans.

3. What does the Wallis family receive in the mail?
(a) A check from Mama's great aunt who dies.
(b) Another exciting letter from Hilary.
(c) A check from Papa's great aunt who dies.
(d) A refund from the government.

4. What still worries Ned after he returns home from Mr. Scully's house?
(a) Doris not seeing her father more often.
(b) His father's bad back.
(c) The one-eyed cat.
(d) His mother's new treatment.

5. What does Evelyn tell Ned about an abandoned house?
(a) Her parents want to buy it.
(b) Drifters live there.
(c) It is haunted.
(d) It is up for sale.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ned figure his father will begin doing?

2. What is one chore Ned does for Mr. Scully?

3. What does Ned find as he sits at his secret place and looks out at the countryside?

4. Where does Doris live?

5. What does Mr. Scully make homemade?

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