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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 Mama give Ned for his birthday?
(a) A watch.
(b) A book.
(c) A fishing pole.
(d) A bike.

2. What does James Wallis tell his son to refrain from when at the Brewster's home?
(a) Not eating everything on his plate.
(b) Asking for seconds.
(c) Picking up any of their expensive nic nacs.
(d) Addressing the servants.

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

4. In what decades is the novel set?
(a) 1950s.
(b) 1940s.
(c) 1930s.
(d) 1920s.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Scully say he does regularly now?

2. 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?

3. What emotion seems to be just below the surface of Mrs. Scallop?

4. Who does Ned like to visit regularly?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Ned think his father would react if he knew about Ned taking the rifle out late at night and shooting it, contrary to Mr. Willis' orders?

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

4. With whom do Ned and his father have Sunday dinner and what is served?

5. To whom does Ned deliver mail and a newspaper every day and why does Ned do so?

6. What does Ned's uncle Hilary give Ned for his birthday and why is Ned's father upset?

7. Describe Ned Wallis.

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

9. Where was Ned's favorite place to walk when he was very young?

10. Where does Uncle Hilary want to take Ned over Christmas vacation and how does Ned initially feel about the idea?

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