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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Evelyn Kimball say she saw when Ned and his friends are talking?
(a) The one-eyed cat.
(b) A panther.
(c) Her best friend kissing a boy down the street.
(d) A bear.

2. About whom is Ned often confused?
(a) His best friend.
(b) His father.
(c) Mrs. Scallop.
(d) His mother.

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

4. What causes Ned both great anxiety and excitement?
(a) The idea that he has to take fencing lessons.
(b) The idea that his mother is getting better.
(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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What magazine does Ned love?

2. What does Doris send Mr. Scully about once a month?

3. Where does Hilary want to take Ned?

4. What does Ned leave out on the porch at Mr. Scully's?

5. Of what is Ned afraid if his dad learns of the rifle incident?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe a couple souvenirs Ned has received from his uncle Hilary?

2. Who is the current housekeeper in the Wallis family and how does Ned feel about having a housekeeper?

3. How is Ned's birthday celebrated in his classroom?

4. What does Ned's mama give Ned for his birthday and what embarrasses Ned after a question she asks him?

5. How does Mrs. Scallop upset Ned about his birth and what does his mother say about it?

6. What disconcerting statement does Mrs. Scallop say about Ned's birthday candles and what does she give Ned for his birthday?

7. Describe a typical routine for Ned and Mr. Scully when Ned is over there.

8. Describe a couple things about Mr. Scully that makes him seem eccentric.

9. How does Ned feel about having a meal with a family in his father's congregation?

10. What impression does Ned receive on his way back from shooting the rifle and of what does that remind Ned?

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