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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. During Father Michaels' troubled Mass, what does Ned do?
(a) Laughs.
(b) Leaves church.
(c) Attemps to help him.
(d) Nothing.

2. After Skinny relays a message to Ned, how does Jenny begin to act?
(a) Excited.
(b) Calm.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Upset.

3. How does Drew react when Sam parks in front of the garage at the Littler's house?
(a) Calm.
(b) Sad.
(c) Infuriated.
(d) Disheartened.

4. While living with Sam, Ned gets his first job. What is it?
(a) Picking up golf balls.
(b) Cleaning his father's apartment.
(c) Cleaning Rose's Beauty Salon.
(d) Sweeping Klein's Department Store.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After finding someone at his kitchen table, where does Ned go with Jenny?

3. Where does Jack Ward live?

4. After Skinny relays a message to Ned, how does Ned wake the following morning?

5. What was Ned sure about at his mother's house, but unsure about at his father's house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Ned think that Jenny is dead?

4. How is attending church like drinking for Jenny?

5. What bothers Ned about Jack Ward?

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

7. How does Ned react when Sam enters his life at age six?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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