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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say about the Brewster's lifestyle?
(a) Very high class and ostentatious but they can afford it.
(b) It is extravagant for the money the family has.
(c) They are very poor.
(d) Typical middle class.

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

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

4. What does Evie Kimball's father do?
(a) Brick layer.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Farmer.
(d) Carpenter.

5. Why does Ned not mind listening to Mr. Scully ramble?
(a) He does not know he is rambling.
(b) Mr. Scully is likeable.
(c) He knows a lot about exotic countries.
(d) He gives Ned money.

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

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

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

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

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

11. Why does the family sleep downstairs one night?
(a) The furnace is broken.
(b) There is a leak in the roof.
(c) They do not sleep downstairs.
(d) There is a severe storm.

12. What does Ned leave out on the porch at Mr. Scully's?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A rat trap.
(c) Bread and milk.
(d) Bird seed.

13. Why is James Willis upset with Hilary?
(a) James thinks Hilary makes James look bad.
(b) James thinks Ned's birthday gift is not appropriate.
(c) James wishes Hilary would not waste money.
(d) James is not upset with Hilary.

14. What does Mr. Scully use for lighting?
(a) A fancy chandelier.
(b) A flashlight.
(c) A kerosene lamp.
(d) A bare electric bulb.

15. Why does Ned think his father will be upset with him?
(a) If Ned refuses to take the safety class.
(b) If Ned says he does not want to go with Hilary.
(c) If his father learns that he intentionally broke his sister's doll.
(d) If his father learns of his night visit to the woods.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ned feel guilty when he is watching out the window with Mr. Scully?

2. Who has cake and lemonade in Ned's mother's room?

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

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

5. What are many of the homes like near where Ned lives?

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