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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 Papa notice when he and Ned are trimming the Christmas tree?

2. When does Ned go out for a walk?

3. What still worries Ned after he returns home from Mr. Scully's house?

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

5. Where does he go on his walk?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. After he recovers from his illness, where does Ned often go and what does he do there?

5. What does Ned's mama "confess" to Ned?

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

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

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

9. Where does Ned go one moonlit night and who follows him?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss one of the following:

1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in "One-Eyed Cat".

2. Trace and analyze one major theme of the story. How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of the book. How are the themes represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following:

1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?

2. Analyze and discuss "One-Eyed Cat" based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1, and judge if "One-Eyed Cat" is a successful novel.

3. Do you think the fact that this story is a young teen novel in a series changes the criteria upon which its success should be judged? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Ned is an only child, as contrasted to his friend, Evelyn Kimball, who has several siblings. Discuss the following:

1. Research the theory of how birth order impacts the personality development of a person. Relate your research to Ned's life and personality in "One-Eyed Cat".

2. Compare/contrast Evelyn Kimball to Ned as regard their birth order and the number of siblings they each have (or do not have). Do you think the differences between the two characters can be partially accounted for because of their birth order and/or number of children in their families? Explain fully.

3. Write an essay comparing your personality to that of Ned's and theorize as to whether you think the similarities and/or differences of your birth orders and sibling numbers have anything to do with your similarities and/or differences.

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