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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Ned takes the trash down the elevator to the basement, what does Sam not tell Ned?
(a) That there is no elevator button in the basement.
(b) That he is leaving.
(c) That people live in the basement.
(d) That the basement holds water.

2. Why is Claude friends with Ned?
(a) Claude steals Ned's money.
(b) Clause can beat him in competitions.
(c) Claude enjoys Ned.
(d) Claude cares for Ned when his mother is ill.

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

4. When does Ned visit his mother?
(a) Every day after school.
(b) Saturdays.
(c) Sundays.
(d) Never.

5. During Ned's first full day of living with Sam, whom does he meet?
(a) Jack Ward.
(b) Rose.
(c) F. William Peterson.
(d) Eileen Littler and Drew.

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

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

8. Why does Jenny stop taking Librium?
(a) It makes her listless.
(b) It causes weight gain.
(c) It makes her sleepy.
(d) It gives her headaches.

9. While living with Sam, Ned gets his first job. What is it?
(a) Cleaning Rose's Beauty Salon.
(b) Cleaning his father's apartment.
(c) Picking up golf balls.
(d) Sweeping Klein's Department Store.

10. Who joins Ned and Sam after they visit The Elms after the trip to the nursing home?
(a) Jack Ward and Tria.
(b) Claude Jr.
(c) Drew.
(d) F. William Peterson and Jenny.

11. In Ned and Sam's routine, when does Sam leave for work?
(a) Sam does not work.
(b) Early in the morning.
(c) Late in the afternoon.
(d) Midnight.

12. Who lives in the white jewel house?
(a) Wealthy people.
(b) Sam's new family.
(c) Animals.
(d) Poor people.

13. What was Ned doing when Sam kidnapped him?
(a) Eating at the ice cream parlor.
(b) Playing in the park.
(c) Walking from his Aunt Rose's house.
(d) Catching a ball with friends.

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

15. What kind of friends are Ned and Claude Schwartz Jr.?
(a) Poor friends.
(b) Close friends.
(c) They are not friends.
(d) Best friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ned is twelve years old, what does he enjoy doing in Myrtle Park?

2. In Ned and Sam's routine, when does Sam return from work?

3. How does Sam know Jack Ward?

4. When Ned return home after the kidnapping, what did Jenny do?

5. How does Ned feel after visiting Jenny in the nursing home?

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