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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. What scares Ned a little about his mama?

2. About what does Ned ask Mrs. Kinball?

3. What is missing from the yard at Mr. Scully's house?

4. Why does Mrs. Scallop cry?

5. What does Ned think about as he leaves the nursing home?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Ned admit to Mr. Scully and what does Ned believe is the elderly man's response?

3. What does Ned learn about the Makepeace mansion?

4. Where is one place Uncle Hilary suggests he and Ned might want to visit on Christmas break?

5. What will Mr. Willis start doing for Mr. Scully and why?

6. After he recovers from his illness, where does Ned often go and what does he do there?

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

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

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

10. Who does Ned meet at Mr. Scully's house one day after Mr. Scully is gone and what does she tell him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Oftentimes, a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and oftentimes the other way around. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:

1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?

2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character driven versus action driven?

3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?

4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not.

5. What type of plot do you think One-Eyed Cat is? Explain your response.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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