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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. What does Mama say to Ned about Mrs. Scallop?
(a) Ned should be nicer to her.
(b) Papa found her a job in a nursing home.
(c) She is going to start working only parttime.
(d) She is dying.

2. How old is Ned when his mother becomes ill?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 8.

3. What is at the place Hilary intends to visit?
(a) A monastery.
(b) A leper colony.
(c) Some pyramid ruins.
(d) Native flowers Hilary wants to study.

4. When does James say Ned can have his present?
(a) When Ned proves he is responsible by caring for the cows.
(b) When Ned takes a course on fencing.
(c) When Ned is 14.
(d) When Ned turns 16.

5. What does Ned notice about the things Doris sent for the last three months?
(a) They are stale.
(b) They are addressed in a very shaky handwriting.
(c) The pictures in the letters do not include Doris herself.
(d) They all have the same picture on them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ned admit to Mr. Scully on another trip to see the man?

2. For how long has Ned's mother been ill?

3. Where does Ned do after-school chores?

4. What does Mr. Scully give Ned for Ned's birthday?

5. What type of arthritis does Mama have?

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