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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After his conversation with Wussy, whom does Ned see?
(a) Claude.
(b) Jenny.
(c) Sam.
(d) Father Michaels.

3. In 1959, what have Jenny and Ned stopped doing?
(a) Waiting for Sam.
(b) Paying bills.
(c) Attending church.
(d) Dining out.

4. What was Ned sure about at his mother's house, but unsure about at his father's house?
(a) Money.
(b) Television.
(c) Food.
(d) Rules.

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

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

7. Why does Sam take Ned to the nursing home to visit Jenny?
(a) To prove she is alive.
(b) To make Jenny feel better.
(c) To pay Jenny's hospital bill.
(d) To satisfy F. William Peterson.

8. When Sam punches F. William Peterson at The Elms, why does Ned begin to cry?
(a) Ned believes Jenny is dead.
(b) Ned hates his father fighting.
(c) Ned knows his father will return to jail.
(d) Ned likes F. William Peterson.

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

10. Where does Ned regularly visit that his mother once told him never to enter?
(a) The park by the school.
(b) The Elms.
(c) The white jewel house.
(d) The Mohawk Grill.

11. When Ned comes downstairs in the morning after hearing a noise the previous night, who does he find at the kitchen table?
(a) Father Michaels.
(b) A police officer.
(c) Sam.
(d) Wussy.

12. When Ned comes downstairs in the morning after hearing a noise the previous night, what is the person at the kitchen table not wearing?
(a) Pants.
(b) His priest collar.
(c) A shirt.
(d) His wedding ring.

13. During Father Michaels' troubled Mass, what does Jenny do for the first time?
(a) Leaves church early.
(b) Donates money to the church.
(c) Receives communion.
(d) Says the Hail Mary.

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

15. What kind gesture does Sam make immediately after Ned moves in?
(a) Sam buys him a telephone.
(b) Sam brings him breakfast in bed.
(c) Sam brings him a brown bag filled with clothes.
(d) Sam buys him bedroom furniture.

Short Answer Questions

1. On one of Ned and Drew's motorcycle rides, what sign does Ned see in front of his mother's house?

2. The day after Ned moves in with Sam, where does he go?

3. How much money does Ned make at his first job?

4. When Ned comes downstairs in the morning after hearing a noise the previous night, how does he react?

5. How does Drew react when Sam parks in front of the garage at the Littler's house?

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