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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After Skinny relays a message to Ned, how does Ned wake the following morning?
(a) Tired and grumpy.
(b) Reluctant and scared.
(c) Excited and runs downstairs.
(d) Terrified but eager.

3. What kind of life does Jack Ward currently live?
(a) He has trouble spending all his money.
(b) He cannot please his wife.
(c) He is sad and depressed.
(d) He is a vagabond.

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

5. During Father Michaels' troubled Mass, what does he eventually do?
(a) Leaves the church.
(b) Sobs and faints.
(c) Begs for forgiveness.
(d) Sets fire to the pew decorations.

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

7. On the way to Eileen's house after Sam gets an influx of money, what does Sam stop and buy?
(a) Flowers and chocolates.
(b) A bunch of expensive roasts.
(c) Steak and potatoes.
(d) Thanksgiving dinner.

8. Where does Jack Ward live?
(a) With Sam.
(b) In the house next to Jenny.
(c) The white jewel house.
(d) Klein's department store.

9. In Ned and Sam's routine, when does Sam return from work?
(a) Sam does not work.
(b) Before Ned gets home from school.
(c) Around seven in the evening.
(d) Early in the morning.

10. Who are Ned's favorite singers to play on the jukebox at the Mohawk Grill?
(a) Elvis and Duane Eddy.
(b) All four of The Beatles.
(c) Bobby Thompson.
(d) The Everly Brothers.

11. After Sam realizes he is not the parent young Ned needs, how are Jenny and Ned?
(a) They are disappointed.
(b) They are hopeful.
(c) They are both happy.
(d) They are both depressed.

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

13. When Sam shows up at Jenny's house after going to Ned's school, what does Jenny do?
(a) Cries.
(b) Hides in the basement.
(c) Shoots at him.
(d) Calls the cops.

14. What story concerning Tree does Ned recollect as he wanders the dark basement?
(a) Tree and Claude are friends too.
(b) Tree lied about his father's whereabouts.
(c) Tree once taught at Ned's school.
(d) Tree took a roll of admission tickets from the park.

15. What does Sam's apartment look like?
(a) Small and cramped.
(b) Large, but cluttered.
(c) Dirty and old.
(d) Huge with little furniture.

Short Answer Questions

1. During Ned's first full day of living with Sam, whom does he meet?

2. How does Sam delay the divorce?

3. What kind gesture does Sam make immediately after Ned moves in?

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

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

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