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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Ned think about Mr. Scully?
(a) He's old fashioned.
(b) He's mean.
(c) He's scary.
(d) He's not right in the head.

3. What did Ned feel on the day of the visit with his father years ago that he felt when he went out in the night?
(a) That he was being watched.
(b) That he was older than his father realized.
(c) That life was far beyond his comprehension.
(d) That he was never going to understand his father.

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

5. What does Ned lose interest in after using it once?
(a) The model car.
(b) The sword.
(c) The rifle.
(d) The model airplane.

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

7. Who is Cosmo?
(a) The family bull.
(b) The family goat.
(c) The barnyard rooster.
(d) The horse Ned's mother used to own.

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

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

10. What does Mama mention that embarrasses Ned?
(a) The air rifle.
(b) His uncle's high regard for Ned.
(c) A girl in his school.
(d) His changing voice.

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

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

13. Where does Doris live?
(a) Out West.
(b) Texas.
(c) Florida.
(d) In a neighboring town.

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

15. Where does Ned go after the household is in bed?
(a) Outside to try to catch a raccoon.
(b) Outside to catch frogs.
(c) To the basement.
(d) To retrieve his present.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one chore Ned does for Mr. Scully?

2. What has Ned's father installed on the house for protection?

3. What does Mr. Scully say comes into his yard regularly?

4. What does Ned decide about Charleston?

5. Why does Ned think his father will be upset with him?

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