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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 Ned admit to Mr. Scully on another trip to see the man?
(a) That Ned shot the cat and put out its eye.
(b) That Ned does not ever want to shoot the rifle again.
(c) That Ned is afraid of death.
(d) That Ned is afraid of his mother dying.

2. What does Ned realize about Mr. Scully and Ned's confession?
(a) Mr. Scully believes the rifle is not Ned's problem.
(b) Mr. Scully thinks Ned's mother is wonderful.
(c) Mr. Scully might also be afraid of dying.
(d) Mr. Scully is the only person who knows what Ned did.

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

4. How do Mama and Papa feel about what she tells Ned?
(a) Despairing.
(b) Ecstatic.
(c) Hopeful.
(d) They do not tell Ned anything.

5. What does Evelyn tell Ned about an abandoned house?
(a) It is up for sale.
(b) Her parents want to buy it.
(c) Drifters live there.
(d) It is haunted.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ned go after he finds Mr. Scully?

2. What does Ned do on the veranda at the place he visits?

3. What does Ned feel about himself?

4. How are Mama's treatments working?

5. What does Ned think about Mr. Scully when he goes to see him one day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ned learn about the Makepeace mansion?

2. What changes take place for the Kimball family?

3. What does Ned do for Janet that shows his kind nature?

4. What does Ned learn from Mama about Mrs. Scallop and Mr. Scully?

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

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

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

8. Why does Ned stop at Mr. Scully's house and what does he find?

9. What does Ned bring down from the attic and what is inside it?

10. With whom does Ned get into a fight and why?

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