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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 causes Ned both great anxiety and excitement?
(a) The idea that his mother is getting better.
(b) The idea that he has to take fencing lessons.
(c) The idea of going somewhere with just Hilary for Christmas.
(d) Having snuck the rifle out of his house in opposition to his father's orders.

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

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

4. Who is Hilary?
(a) Ned's across-the-street neighbor.
(b) Ned's uncle.
(c) Ned's cousin.
(d) Ned's grandfather.

5. 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 never going to understand his father.
(b) That he was older than his father realized.
(c) That he was being watched.
(d) That life was far beyond his comprehension.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ned not like dining with members of the congregation?

2. What does Mama give Ned for his birthday?

3. What does Ned think about Mr. Scully?

4. Where does Ned get the bronze goat he has in his room?

5. For whom are the turkey scraps that Ned saves?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Ned remember about life before his Mama becomes ill?

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

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

5. What confuses Ned about Mrs. Scallop?

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

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

8. What is Mr. Scully's relationship like with his daughter Doris?

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

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

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