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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. How many jobs does Ned hold while he lives with Sam?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) None.
(d) Three.

2. After graduation, what is Ned's day job?
(a) Bartender at Mike's Place.
(b) Dog walker.
(c) Manager at Klein's Department store.
(d) Barber at Rose's Beauty Salon.

3. How does Drew die?
(a) He hanged himself.
(b) A motorcycle accident.
(c) A bar fight.
(d) He was shot.

4. After dinner when Ned is in town after college graduation, where does F. William Peterson go?
(a) Jenny invites him into the house.
(b) He returns to work.
(c) Ned takes him to a bar.
(d) Jenny dismisses him at the curb.

5. Why does Ned not continue through the line at Jack's visitation?
(a) His father asks him to leave.
(b) He becomes physically ill.
(c) The line is too long.
(d) He cannot face Tria.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Agajanian do before Ned and Claude sneak out of her house?

2. According to Tria, how will her mother react when she sees Ned leave in the morning?

3. After Ned leaves the Ward's house, why does Eileen call Ned?

4. How does Ned describe Andy Winkler?

5. What does Sam tell Ned about the trip to the Big Bend Hunting Lodge?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ned begin to realize he could easily become like his father?

2. Why does Ned invited Claude to the country club with him?

3. What job is very lucrative for Ned?

4. Why is Ned unsurprised by Sam stealing his money?

5. What does Ned learn about himself concerning job prospects?

6. What kind of college student is Ned?

7. Why does Jenny become so angry when Eileen calls her house to find Ned?

8. How does Ned's relationship change with the Ward family?

9. What do readers learn about Ned during Jack Ward's funeral?

10. What happens when Sam confronts Drew about a missing beer?

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