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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 happens as Ned moves in with Sam?

2. What does Sam tell Ned about Claude?

3. How does the town react to Sam and Jenny's confrontation concerning the kidnapping?

4. When Sam kidnapped Ned, what did Ned think they would do together?

5. What does Sam teach Ned at the Mohawk Grill?

Short Essay Questions

1. What role does Mrs. Ambrosino play at the church?

2. How does Ned react when Sam enters his life at age six?

3. What sort of relationship does Ned have with Father Michaels?

4. Why does Jack Ward claim that he now has so much money that he does not know how to spend it?

5. What kind of gesture is Sam making by leaving Ned a bag of clothes?

6. How is attending church like drinking for Jenny?

7. What does Sam's home say about him?

8. What fills a large portion of Ned's summer break?

9. How has Sam and Jenny's relationship changed over time?

10. Why does Drew begin the organization, "Money People"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Leigh and Ned's feelings toward marriage.

Essay Topic 2

What lessons does Ned learn from each of his three summer jobs?

Essay Topic 3

How does the setting add to the overall mood of the story?

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