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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. After Sam realizes he is not the parent young Ned needs, what message does Skinny relay to Ned?
(a) That he will send money.
(b) That he will ingore him.
(c) That Sam says 'hello.'
(d) That he will return.

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

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

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

5. After finding someone at his kitchen table, where does Ned go with Jenny?
(a) The police station.
(b) Church.
(c) School.
(d) The park.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who lives in the white jewel house?

2. Why does Ned agree to live with Sam for awhile?

3. When do Jenny and Sam separate?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ned begin to live a double life?

2. What kind of parent does Sam Hall continue to show himself?

3. What bothers Ned about Jack Ward?

4. How does Ned react to church?

5. What fills a large portion of Ned's summer break?

6. Why does Ned become an entrepreneur?

7. Why does Drew begin the organization, "Money People"?

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

9. Why does Sam infuriate Jenny?

10. What sort of relationship does Ned have with Father Michaels?

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