2. About what does Ned lie to his mama?
(a) The need to have a new notebook for school.
(b) The need to stay after school for the week.
(c) Nothing.
(d) The need to write a poem about autumn.

3. Who has cake and lemonade in Ned's mother's room?
(a) Papa, Ned and Mrs. Scallop.
(b) Ned and his older brother who comes home for the ocassion.
(c) Just Ned and Mrs. Scallop as his father has been called out to a death.
(d) Just Ned as his father has been called out to a death.

4. What does Ned believe about his mother and Hilary?
(a) They have a special understanding.
(b) They are both pranksters.
(c) They have nothing in common.
(d) They can read minds.

5. About whom is Ned often confused?
(a) Mrs. Scallop.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) His best friend.

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

7. Who does Ned knows that lives in New York City?
(a) His great-aunt.
(b) His maternal grandmother.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His great-grandmother.

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

9. What does Evelyn Kimball say she saw when Ned and his friends are talking?
(a) Her best friend kissing a boy down the street.
(b) A bear.
(c) A panther.
(d) The one-eyed cat.

10. Who brings cookies and apples to Ned's class?
(a) Mrs. Scallop.
(b) No one.
(c) Miss Jefferson.
(d) Ned's father.

11. How does Ned perceive his family life before his mother is ill?
(a) As calm.
(b) As boring.
(c) As solemn.
(d) As happy.

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

13. What do many people lose during the Great Depression?
(a) Their ability to travel extensively.
(b) Their motivation.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Their homes.

14. What does Mr. Scully make homemade?
(a) Moonshine.
(b) Cake.
(c) Applesauce and bread.
(d) Pancakes.

15. In what area of the country does Ned and his family live?
(a) The coastal region of Georgia.
(b) The Appalachians of Kentucky.
(c) The Hudson River Valley.
(d) The Pochonos.