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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. What does Ned tell his mother about Christmas vacation?
(a) He is really excited about the fox island.
(b) He does not want to go with his uncle.
(c) He wants her to go, too.
(d) He is really excited about the pony island.

2. What does Ned learn from Doris?
(a) That Mr. Scully is moving out to live with Doris.
(b) That Doris is moving back into the house.
(c) That Mr. Scully's sister is coming to live in the house.
(d) That Mr. Scully's house is going up for sale.

3. What What does Mr. Scully instruct Ned to throw out?
(a) Some mementos from Doris' childhood.
(b) Some old canned goods.
(c) Some mice-infested blankets.
(d) Some mice-infested grain.

4. What does Ned notice about Evelyn's attitude?
(a) It is snotty.
(b) It has not changed.
(c) It is coy.
(d) It is more grown up.

5. To whom does Ned apologize?
(a) His father.
(b) Mrs. Scully.
(c) His teacher.
(d) His mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nurse Clay tell Ned?

2. Who is Billy Gaskell?

3. Where does Ned go on the way to school?

4. Where does Evelyn Kimball's father work?

5. What does Ned figure his father will begin doing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mama tell Ned about something she did when Ned was three?

2. What does Ned do for Janet that shows his kind nature?

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

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

5. What does Ned learn about the Makepeace mansion?

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

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

8. What happens on the first day December and what does Ned see?

9. Why does Ned stop at Mr. Scully's house and what does he find?

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

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