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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What emotion seems to be just below the surface of Mrs. Scallop?
(a) Anger.
(b) Depression.
(c) Joy.
(d) Self-righteousness.

2. What does Mrs. Scallop sometimes lapse into?
(a) Periods of sullen silence.
(b) Periods of joking with Ned.
(c) Periods of bossiness.
(d) Periods of giddy laughter.

3. What does Mr. Scully say comes into his yard regularly?
(a) A bear.
(b) The one-eyed cat.
(c) A raccoon.
(d) Two deer.

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

5. What kind of potatoes does Mrs. Brewster serve?
(a) French fried.
(b) Unrecognizable.
(c) The best in the town.
(d) Lumpy mashed.

6. What does Mrs. Scallop say would happen if Ned does not blow out all his birthday candles?
(a) A strange fate would befall him.
(b) His birthday next year will be late.
(c) He wouldn't get his wish.
(d) His father would not return.

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

8. Who are Evelyn Kimball, Janet Hoffman, and Billy Gaskell?
(a) The most popular kids at school.
(b) Ned's three favorite cousins.
(c) Three kids at Ned's church.
(d) Ned's closest friends.

9. How old is Mr. Scully?
(a) About 55.
(b) About 80.
(c) About 95.
(d) About 70.

10. Where do Ned and his father eat supper on the Sunday before Ned's birthday?
(a) The Thortons.
(b) The Brewsters.
(c) At home for once.
(d) At a diner.

11. What has Ned's father installed on the house for protection?
(a) Nothing; the town is quite safe.
(b) Bars on the windows.
(c) Door locks.
(d) Lightening rods.

12. What does Mr. Scully say he does regularly now?
(a) Bakes biscuits.
(b) Feeds the one-eyed cat.
(c) Writes his daughter.
(d) Sees his dead son's ghost.

13. What does Hilary give Ned for his birthday?
(a) A model airplane.
(b) A Daisy air rifle.
(c) A model car.
(d) A practice sword.

14. Who is Hilary?
(a) Ned's uncle.
(b) Ned's cousin.
(c) Ned's grandfather.
(d) Ned's across-the-street neighbor.

15. What does Doris send Mr. Scully about once a month?
(a) Pictures of her and the family.
(b) A box of cookies.
(c) A long letter.
(d) A postcard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say about Mr. Scully's bed?

2. What does Mr. Scully make homemade?

3. How does Mrs. Scallop often refer to herself?

4. What do Ned and Mr. Scully watch in the yard through the window?

5. When does he want to take Ned?

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