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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Ned apologizes and goes to his room, about what does he worry?
(a) The cat and his mom.
(b) Nothing.
(c) The upcoming vacation.
(d) Mrs. Scallop.

2. What is now stacked at the back door of Mr. Scully's house?
(a) Newspapers from inside the house.
(b) Planter pots.
(c) Canned goods.
(d) The lumber from taking the outhouse apart.

3. Where does Ned tell Papa he wants to go?
(a) With his uncle to Greece.
(b) To visit Mr. Scully again.
(c) To his grandparents' house in the summer.
(d) To visit Washington, D. C.

4. Who is going to help look after Ned's mother?
(a) No one.
(b) Mrs. Kimball.
(c) A nurse the doctor knows.
(d) A nurse from the church.

5. How does Mrs. Scallop feel about her new job?
(a) Disgruntled.
(b) Depressed.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Happy.

6. What has gone from Mr. Scully's house?
(a) The "for sale" sign.
(b) The old coonskin cap.
(c) Mr. Scully's buggy.
(d) The leather portfolio.

7. How are Mama's treatments working?
(a) It's too early to tell.
(b) Not at all.
(c) Not too well.
(d) Well.

8. What does Mrs. Kimball say about Mr. Scully?
(a) He probably suffered a stroke.
(b) He is a difficult, embattled old man.
(c) He is a God-fearing man.
(d) He is stubborn.

9. What does Ned tell his mother about Christmas vacation?
(a) He wants her to go, too.
(b) He is really excited about the fox island.
(c) He does not want to go with his uncle.
(d) He is really excited about the pony island.

10. Who is Billy Gaskell?
(a) Janet's son.
(b) Ned's second cousin.
(c) A boy who calls Ned a mean name.
(d) Ned's best friend.

11. What does the Wallis family receive in the mail?
(a) A check from Papa's great aunt who dies.
(b) A check from Mama's great aunt who dies.
(c) A refund from the government.
(d) Another exciting letter from Hilary.

12. What type of arthritis does Mama have?
(a) Psoriatic arthritis.
(b) Lupus arthritis.
(c) Rheumatoid.
(d) Osteoarthritis.

13. What does Ned and his mother see?
(a) Mr. Scully's ghost.
(b) The one-eyed cat.
(c) A shooting star.
(d) A white dog.

14. Where does Ned go to visit?
(a) The State capitol with his class.
(b) To Evelyn's grandmother's house with Evelyn.
(c) Mr. Scully in the nursing home.
(d) An art museum with his class.

15. What does Ned learn about Mr. Scully?
(a) He is recovering but cannot speak.
(b) He is well enough to now move out West.
(c) He is just starting to speak again.
(d) He is expected to die any day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ned dream of for the next few days?

2. What does Mr. Scully think about the one-eyed cat?

3. What does Ned feel about himself?

4. What does Evelyn tell Ned about an abandoned house?

5. What has been taken down at Mr. Scully's house?

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