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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Parcel 13, "His Life at 26 Years of Age".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the trail what does Ned refuse to do?
(a) Tell the truth.
(b) Get himself thrown in jail.
(c) Testify against his family.
(d) Speak.

2. How does the chapter end?
(a) Mary returns.
(b) The schoolmaster promises to eventually write the history.
(c) His mother is freed.
(d) The school master reads Henry V.

3. Why do Ned and Steve have two rails removed from the tracks?
(a) The rails will be attached to their armor.
(b) They will use the rails as weapons.
(c) The constables are going to be loaded on a train.
(d) The track is broken.

4. How does the gang win allies?
(a) They let many men into the gang.
(b) They bribe other people in the county.
(c) They help out by doing field work at harvest time.
(d) They write propaganda for the gang.

5. What does Kevin, the Rat Charmer predict?
(a) Freedom from rats.
(b) Rats in the barn.
(c) Problems with rats.
(d) A plague of rats, and baby Ellen dies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Ned and a group of close friends move to the country along the Wombat Ridges?

2. Why are the police desperate to arrest anyone they can?

3. How does the novel start?

4. What does the schoolmaster rip out for Ned to keep?

5. How do the cops and Cons Hall set a trap for Uncle Jimmy and Pat Quinn?

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