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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Parcel 3, "His Life at 15 Years of Age".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is it when Harry Power robs a stage coach, it is a farce?
(a) The stagecoach new they were going to get robbed.
(b) He seems as fearful as those in the stagecoach.
(c) There is virtually nothing to steal.
(d) Ned does most of the work.

2. To whom is Alex Gunn engaged?
(a) Mary.
(b) Ellen.
(c) Grace.
(d) Annie.

3. Why do Ned and Jem swear a blood oath?
(a) They will keep their mother and sisters safe.
(b) They will murder their mother's suitors.
(c) They will always protect one another.
(d) They do not want the farm to be in complete disarray again.

4. Ned Kelly takes place in some competitions early such as riding and the long jump that he wins, but what does he realize?
(a) He is not the athlete he thought he was.
(b) He can not win every event.
(c) He could win every event.
(d) How out of place he is.

5. Why is the age of twelve significant for Ned?
(a) It is the age he is when his father dies.
(b) It is the age he is when he quits school.
(c) It is the age he is when he moves away from home.
(d) It is the age he is when he begins acting like Robin Hood.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Annie marry?

2. The book is written from whose point of view?

3. It is an eyewitness account starting when?

4. What does Ned say about how much he and his father communicate the final eight months of his father's life?

5. What eventually happens to Ned?

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