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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mrs. Scallop often refer to herself?
(a) With a different name.
(b) In the third person.
(c) As God's servant.
(d) In the second person.

2. To whom had the present once belonged?
(a) No one.
(b) Mama's cousin.
(c) Ned's grandfather.
(d) Mama's brother.

3. What do Ned and Mr. Scully watch in the yard through the window?
(a) A feral cat.
(b) A neighbor's new puppy.
(c) A robin pulling a worm out of the ground.
(d) A pair of jays fighting.

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

5. Why does Ned not like dining with members of the congregation?
(a) He has to wear a tie.
(b) It makes him feel homeless.
(c) He has to eat anything he is served.
(d) He has to sit with the children in the family.

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

7. How many housekeepers has the Wallis family had, including the present one?
(a) 5.
(b) 0.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

8. What causes Ned both great anxiety and excitement?
(a) The idea that his mother is getting better.
(b) The idea that he has to take fencing lessons.
(c) Having snuck the rifle out of his house in opposition to his father's orders.
(d) The idea of going somewhere with just Hilary for Christmas.

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

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

11. What does Ned imagine as he is outside at night?
(a) A bear.
(b) A tiger.
(c) A shadowy figure.
(d) A mountain lion.

12. Where does Hilary want to take Ned?
(a) Savannah.
(b) Nag's Head.
(c) Nashville.
(d) Atlanta.

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

14. What does Mrs. Scallop tell Ned about his birth?
(a) It was a very stormy night when Ned arrived.
(b) It brought on Mama's rheumatism.
(c) She knows nothing about Ned's birth.
(d) It was very easy for his mama.

15. What does Mr. Scully never use?
(a) Telephone.
(b) Razor.
(c) Shower.
(d) Electricity.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ned feel safe?

2. What does Ned decide about Charleston?

3. Why does Ned feel sad for Mr. Scully?

4. In what decades is the novel set?

5. What does the narrator say about the Brewster's lifestyle?

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