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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 Mohawk Grill.
(d) The white jewel house.

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

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

5. What does Drew do with his motorcycle when Sam parks in front of the garage at the Littler's house?
(a) Lifts the bike over Sam's car.
(b) Kicks the bike and leaves it.
(c) Hits the bike with a baseball bat.
(d) Rams the bike into Sam's car.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Ned and Sam's routine, what doe Sam and Ned typically have for dinner?

2. When Sam kidnapped Ned, how long did Ned stay with Sam?

3. How does Sam know Jack Ward?

4. By the fifth grade, what role does Ned take at church?

5. What is Ned's favorite duty at the church?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ned dislike eating dinner at Eileen's house?

2. What do Claude Schwartz, Jr.'s actions say about his personality?

3. Why would Sam leave Ned in the basement?

4. How does Ned feel about Jenny and Father Michaels' intimate relationship?

5. What happens with Father Michaels and Jenny?

6. Why does Ned think that Jenny is dead?

7. Why does Sam infuriate Jenny?

8. At the beginning of his stay with Sam, why is Ned uncomfortable?

9. What does the author mean when he writes that "Ned now has about two dozen negligent fathers looking after him"?

10. How is it symbolic that Ned gets an education at the Mohawk Grill?

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