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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. What lie does Ned tell his peers at school concerning his father?
(a) That his father is dead.
(b) That his father is wealthy.
(c) That his father travels the country.
(d) That is father is remarried and living in California.

2. After the kidnapping, what happens to Jenny?
(a) She sleeps all day.
(b) She begins dating a mean man.
(c) She suffers from panic attacks.
(d) She begins to drink heavily.

3. When Ned comes downstairs in the morning after hearing a noise the previous night, how does he react?
(a) He cannot hide his anger.
(b) He is shocked, but calm.
(c) He turns around and leaves.
(d) He is thrilled.

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

5. What place does the organization "Money People" visit most often?
(a) Sam's house.
(b) Rose's Beauty Salon.
(c) Jenny's house.
(d) The white jewel house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the setting of the novel's first chapter?

2. On the way to Eileen's house after Sam gets an influx of money, what does Sam stop and buy?

3. In 1959, what have Jenny and Ned stopped doing?

4. After his conversation with Wussy, whom does Ned see?

5. In February at the Mohawk Grill, what does Sam try to talk Untemeyer into?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What internal conflict begins with Ned concerning his father?

3. What kind of gesture is Sam making by leaving Ned a bag of clothes?

4. Why does Ned become an entrepreneur?

5. Why is Claude Schwartz, Jr. friends with Ned?

6. Why does Sam infuriate Jenny?

7. Why does Ned think that Jenny is dead?

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

9. How has Sam and Jenny's relationship changed over time?

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

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