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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 Ned leaves the Ward's house, what does F. William Peterson tell Ned?
(a) That Sam will get community service hours.
(b) That Sam will go away to federal prison.
(c) That Sam will pay a heavy fine.
(d) That Sam will walk on all charges.

2. Where does Ned go to college?
(a) Raleigh, North Carolina.
(b) Tuscon, Arizona.
(c) Chicago, Illinois.
(d) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

3. How does Ned describe Andy Winkler?
(a) Silly, with a squeeky voice.
(b) The most harried person Ned has ever seen.
(c) The smallest cop Ned has ever seen.
(d) A rotund and bald person.

4. Who drives Mrs. Ward's Lincoln?
(a) Ned.
(b) Tria.
(c) Jack Ward.
(d) Sam.

5. What does Mrs. Ward refuse to do?
(a) Drive.
(b) Enter a bar.
(c) Go to a hospital.
(d) Smoke.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The day of Tria's father's visitation, what does someone steal?

3. To whom does Ned go to pay his respects to the Ward family?

4. Through his day job, what does Ned learn about Tree?

5. When Sam leaves with the ambulance, with whom does Ned go?

Short Essay Questions

1. What role does F. William Peterson play in Ned's life?

2. How is the pool table symbolic of the relationship between Ned and Sam?

3. What does Ned think of the white jewel house?

4. After their celebratory dinner, what is clear about Jenny's relationship with F. William Peterson?

5. What job is very lucrative for Ned?

6. What kind of life does Claude, Jr. lead?

7. What happens with Drew after Jack Ward's funeral?

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

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

10. How does Mrs. Ward react to Tria and Ned's relationship, and what does this say about her?

(see the answer keys)

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