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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Ned travel that night?
(a) To the woods.
(b) To his best friend's house.
(c) To the back pasture.
(d) To the lake.

2. Who has cake and lemonade in Ned's mother's room?
(a) Papa, Ned and Mrs. Scallop.
(b) Just Ned and Mrs. Scallop as his father has been called out to a death.
(c) Ned and his older brother who comes home for the ocassion.
(d) Just Ned as his father has been called out to a death.

3. Why does Ned think his father will be upset with him?
(a) If Ned refuses to take the safety class.
(b) If his father learns of his night visit to the woods.
(c) If Ned says he does not want to go with Hilary.
(d) If his father learns that he intentionally broke his sister's doll.

4. What did Ned feel on the day of the visit with his father years ago that he felt when he went out in the night?
(a) That he was never going to understand his father.
(b) That he was older than his father realized.
(c) That life was far beyond his comprehension.
(d) That he was being watched.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what is Ned afraid if his dad learns of the rifle incident?

2. What does Ned imagine as he is walking back to the house at night?

3. What does Mr. Scully use for lighting?

4. What does Ned believe about his mother and Hilary?

5. How old is Ned when his mother becomes ill?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has Ned noticed about Mrs. Scallop's underlying emotion and of whom does she remind Ned?

2. How is Ned's birthday celebrated in his classroom?

3. What disconcerting statement does Mrs. Scallop say about Ned's birthday candles and what does she give Ned for his birthday?

4. Who is the current housekeeper in the Wallis family and how does Ned feel about having a housekeeper?

5. What is the date and location of the setting for "One-Eyed Cat", and what is the significance of the time period?

6. How does Mrs. Scallop upset Ned about his birth and what does his mother say about it?

7. What do Ned and his friends discuss on the way to school and how does Ned make Evelyn feel a little flustered?

8. What impression does Ned receive on his way back from shooting the rifle and of what does that remind Ned?

9. Briefly describe Evie Kimball and her family.

10. Describe a couple souvenirs Ned has received from his uncle Hilary?

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