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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. From where does an ambulance have to come?
(a) Groton.
(b) Oak Hill.
(c) Waterville.
(d) Amherst.

2. What does Mama say to Ned about Mrs. Scallop?
(a) She is going to start working only parttime.
(b) She is dying.
(c) Papa found her a job in a nursing home.
(d) Ned should be nicer to her.

3. When does Ned go out for a walk?
(a) Late afternoon.
(b) Early evening.
(c) Early morning.
(d) On a moonlit night.

4. Why does Mrs. Scallop cry?
(a) She is not feeling well.
(b) Her mother died a year ago that day.
(c) Her daughter is ill.
(d) Ned snaps at her.

5. Where does Ned go after he finds Mr. Scully?
(a) To the church.
(b) Home.
(c) To the Kimball house.
(d) To the police station.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Ned spending a great deal of time after he recovers?

2. What does Ned realize about Mr. Scully and Ned's confession?

3. What is different about the letter Ned receives from his uncle?

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

5. Where does Hilary suggest taking a ferry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. Scully say to Ned about the one-eyed cat?

2. What changes does Ned find at Mr. Scully's home one day?

3. Where does Ned find Mr. Scully one afternoon and what does Ned do?

4. Who does Ned meet at Mr. Scully's house one day after Mr. Scully is gone and what does she tell him?

5. What is Mama's good news and how does Ned respond?

6. What are Uncle Hilary's newest plans as outlined in a letter the Willis family receives?

7. About what does Ned open up and talk to his mama?

8. Where is Mr. Scully taken and what is probably wrong with him?

9. What does Ned's father notice as Ned and he are trimming the Christmas tree and what happens?

10. Where is one place Uncle Hilary suggests he and Ned might want to visit on Christmas break?

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