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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ned know about Mr. Scully and the man's house?

2. What happens when Ned and his papa return home after a visit to Mr. Scully?

3. When does a heavy snow fall in Chapter V?

4. What worries Ned about the one-eyed cat?

5. What does Ned learn about Mr. Scully?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Mama tell Ned about something she did when Ned was three?

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

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

8. What changes take place for the Kimball family?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many events that happen later in "One-Eyed Cat" are foreshadowed by previous events and/or signs in an earlier section of the book. Discuss the following:

1. Define the literary term "foreshadow."

2. Why would an author use foreshadowing? Do you think it adds or detracts from your experience as a reader? Explain.

3. Trace and analyze three instances of foreshadowing in the book. Match up what is mentioned earlier and what it foreshadows. Did you guess that each instance of foreshadowing was a "heads up" of something to come? Why or why not.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following:

1. Compare/contrast Ned at the beginning of the novel to Ned at the end of the novel. How are they alike? How are they different? Are they both sympathetic characters? Which "Ned" would you most like to have as a friend? Why? Is each one believable? Why or why not.

2. Compare/contrast Evelyn at the beginning of the novel to Evelyn at the end of the novel. How are they alike? How are they different? Are they sympathetic characters? Who would you most likely have as a friend? Why? Is each one believable? Why or why not.

3. Compare/contrast Ned to Billy. How are they alike? How are they different? Are they sympathetic characters? Who would you most likely have as a friend? Why? Is each one believable? Why or why not.

Essay Topic 3

"One-Eyed Cat" belongs to the young teen genre. Discuss the following:

1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to fantasy.

2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre.

3. Discuss two reasons why it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.

4. Discuss what your favorite genre is; give several examples and explain what you enjoy about books in that genre.

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