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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After his conversation with Wussy, what does Ned do in the park?
(a) Skateboards.
(b) Throws rocks at a shed.
(c) Journals.
(d) Sleeps.

2. When Sam kidnapped Ned, who went with them?
(a) Father Michaels.
(b) Wussy.
(c) McKinley.
(d) Jenny.

3. How does the town react to Sam and Jenny's confrontation concerning the kidnapping?
(a) The town takes no interest in the situation.
(b) The town comes to Jenny's aid.
(c) The town sides with Sam.
(d) The town gossips relentlessly.

4. What day does Jenny file for divorce?
(a) The day Sam slaps her for the first time.
(b) The day she brings Ned home from the hospital.
(c) The day after Ned's grandfather's funeral.
(d) The day she discovers Sam's gambling addiction.

5. What are meals at the Littler household like?
(a) Calm and peaceful.
(b) Always on the verge of erupting into a fight.
(c) Terrible food, but a pleasant atmosphere.
(d) Fast food, with little table manners.

6. When Ned shows his new bike to Wussy, what does Wussy tell him?
(a) Sam is in town.
(b) Ned should leave school.
(c) Sam is in Alaska.
(d) Jenny needs help.

7. Who once held Ned's job?
(a) Claude.
(b) Wussy.
(c) Rose.
(d) Sam.

8. How does Drew react when Sam parks in front of the garage at the Littler's house?
(a) Calm.
(b) Disheartened.
(c) Infuriated.
(d) Sad.

9. When Ned moves in with Sam, what is he very unsure about?
(a) Meal time.
(b) His routine.
(c) His school.
(d) Allowance.

10. What is Ned's favorite duty at the church?
(a) Scrubbing floors.
(b) Mowing.
(c) Cleaning the windows.
(d) Sweeping.

11. What is the setting of the novel's first chapter?
(a) Present day America.
(b) The end of World War II.
(c) The start of World War II.
(d) The end of the Vietnam War.

12. Who are Rose's primary clients?
(a) Little old ladies.
(b) Middle-aged mothers.
(c) Young teenagers.
(d) Old men.

13. What does Sam want to do when he returns home to his wife?
(a) Settle down with a family.
(b) Find a steady job.
(c) Attend church.
(d) Celebrate life.

14. What lie does Ned tell his peers at school concerning his father?
(a) That his father is wealthy.
(b) That his father travels the country.
(c) That his father is dead.
(d) That is father is remarried and living in California.

15. When Ned is twelve years old, what does he enjoy doing in Myrtle Park?
(a) Stealing lunches.
(b) Riding his bike.
(c) Playing chess.
(d) Talking to girls.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1959, why does Ned say Jenny has stopped leaving the house?

2. After Skinny relays a message to Ned, what does Ned hear in the middle of the night?

3. What kind of friends are Ned and Claude Schwartz Jr.?

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

5. When Ned comes downstairs in the morning after hearing a noise the previous night, who does he find at the kitchen table?

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