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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. Why does Mrs. Scallop cry?

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

3. What is at the place Hilary intends to visit?

4. What food did the cat eat from Mr. Scully?

5. What news does Ned receive that lightens his mood?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the fight end?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Ned has an acute appreciation for the natural world. This is evidenced by the way the character views his surroundings. Throughout the novel, Ned and the other characters in the story take notice of the weather and the plants and flowers of each season. Discuss the following:

1. How is the nature world presented in "One-Eyed Cat"? Is is hostile? Inviting? Necessary to survival? Appreciated?

2. Discuss three characters and how the natural world impacts their lives. What is each character's attitude towards the natural world? Why do you think each character responds to the natural world the way s/he does?

3. Do you think the natural world would have as much of an impact on a boy going through a similar crisis today as then? Explain fully with examples from the text.

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