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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 tell his mother about Christmas vacation?
(a) He is really excited about the pony island.
(b) He is really excited about the fox island.
(c) He wants her to go, too.
(d) He does not want to go with his uncle.

2. To whom does Ned apologize?
(a) His teacher.
(b) Mrs. Scully.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

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

4. What does Papa notice when he and Ned are trimming the Christmas tree?
(a) Ned has outgrown is new pants.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Ned's mother is happy.
(d) Ned is feverish.

5. Where does Ned tell Papa he wants to go?
(a) To visit Mr. Scully again.
(b) To his grandparents' house in the summer.
(c) To visit Washington, D. C.
(d) With his uncle to Greece.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has been taken down at Mr. Scully's house?

2. What does Mama tell Ned about the same house?

3. What does the Wallis family receive in the mail?

4. Where does Ned go on the way to school?

5. What is lying on an old icebox in Mr. Scully's shed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Billy and Ned hope for this year's winter season?

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

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

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

5. What happens on the first day December and what does Ned see?

6. What do Ned and his mother see playing by the light of the moon and then what arrives?

7. What does Ned admit to Mr. Scully and what does Ned believe is the elderly man's response?

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

9. What will Mr. Willis start doing for Mr. Scully and why?

10. How does the fight end?

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