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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Skinny relays a message to Ned, how does Jenny begin to act?
(a) Excited.
(b) Upset.
(c) Calm.
(d) Nervous.

2. After filing for divorce, how many years is it before Sam returns to Mohawk?
(a) Two.
(b) Six.
(c) Ten.
(d) Sam never leaves.

3. By the fifth grade, what role does Ned take at church?
(a) Altar boy.
(b) Janitor.
(c) Groundskeeper.
(d) Chef.

4. In 1959, why does Ned say Jenny has stopped leaving the house?
(a) Because Sam never comes around anymore.
(b) Because she cannot find a job.
(c) Because Father Michaels walked out the back door of the church.
(d) Because the town people are too mean to her.

5. In what condition did Sam return Ned to his mother after Sam kidnapped Ned?
(a) Ned is well rested and happy.
(b) Ned is starving and cold.
(c) Ned misses his mother and is crying.
(d) Ned is covered in poison ivy.

Short Answer Questions

1. During Father Michaels' troubled Mass, what does Jenny do for the first time?

2. What is the setting of the novel's first chapter?

3. After Sam realizes he is not the parent young Ned needs, what message does Skinny relay to Ned?

4. Why does Ned agree to live with Sam for awhile?

5. What does Sam want to do when he returns home to his wife?

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