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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters III and IV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About whom is Ned often confused?
(a) His father.
(b) Mrs. Scallop.
(c) His best friend.
(d) His mother.

2. Where does Ned realize his father is taking his present?
(a) To the neighbor's home.
(b) To the basement.
(c) To the church.
(d) To the attic.

3. What does Ned clear out of Mr. Scully's attic?
(a) Bats.
(b) Boxes.
(c) Mice.
(d) Spiders.

4. When does James say Ned can have his present?
(a) When Ned proves he is responsible by caring for the cows.
(b) When Ned is 14.
(c) When Ned takes a course on fencing.
(d) When Ned turns 16.

5. What does Ned's father not understand about Mr. Kimball?
(a) Why he does not discipline his children.
(b) How he affords to feed such a large family.
(c) Why he travels out of town so much.
(d) Why is treats his wife so poorly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ned have trouble doing that his father told him to do?

2. What does the narrator say about the Brewster's lifestyle?

3. Why does Ned not like dining with members of the congregation?

4. Where does Ned and his father visit a parishioner years before?

5. Where does Ned get the bronze goat he has in his room?

(see the answer key)

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