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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are meals at the Littler household like?

2. In what condition did Sam return Ned to his mother after Sam kidnapped Ned?

3. What place does the organization "Money People" visit most often?

4. What does Sam's apartment look like?

5. What kind gesture does Sam make immediately after Ned moves in?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ned become an entrepreneur?

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. What does Ned's eating situation say about his life with Sam?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Sam's home say about him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do Sam's different living arrangements show about his characterization?

Essay Topic 2

How does Jenny abuse drugs and situations to feed her addictive personality?

Essay Topic 3

Whom does Jenny love: Sam or F. William Peterson?

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