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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ned wish about visiting his mother?
(a) He could do so whenever he wants.
(b) That she didn't ask him about school.
(c) That it wasn't so glum.
(d) That she didn't ask him so many questions.

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

3. What is one chore Ned does for Mr. Scully?
(a) Chops wood.
(b) Paints the house.
(c) Fixes the plumbing.
(d) Slops the pigs.

4. How many siblings does Ned have?
(a) 5.
(b) 0.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

5. 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.

6. What is Powerful Katinka?
(a) A vacuum cleaner.
(b) A teenage girl down the street from Ned.
(c) A cartoon character.
(d) A advertising character.

7. What does Mama give Ned for his birthday?
(a) A watch.
(b) A book.
(c) A bike.
(d) A fishing pole.

8. Where does Ned realize his father is taking his present?
(a) To the attic.
(b) To the basement.
(c) To the church.
(d) To the neighbor's home.

9. What does Ned think of his present from Mrs. Scallop?
(a) That the colors are nice.
(b) That it's horrible.
(c) That the shoulders are too big.
(d) That the fingers are too short.

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

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

12. In what country does Hilary buy a butterfly enclosed in glass?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Italy.
(c) Japan.
(d) Canada.

13. What are many of the homes like near where Ned lives?
(a) Crowded with several families per home.
(b) Well kept.
(c) Abandoned.
(d) Run down.

14. What does Ned refrain from saying to his mother?
(a) That his uncle doesn't act like he likes Ned.
(b) Anything about taking the rifle out late at night.
(c) That he wishes she wouldn't say anything about his voice.
(d) That the girl is mean to Ned.

15. Of what is Ned afraid if his dad learns of the rifle incident?
(a) That his dad will tell his mother.
(b) That his dad will beat him.
(c) That his father will be disappointed in him.
(d) That his dad will never give him the rifle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What emotion seems to be just below the surface of Mrs. Scallop?

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

3. To whom had the present once belonged?

4. How old is Mr. Scully?

5. What does Ned clear out of Mr. Scully's attic?

(see the answer keys)

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