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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. When Ned return home after the kidnapping, what did Jenny do?

2. After filing for divorce, how many years is it before Sam returns to Mohawk?

3. What is Ned's favorite duty at the church?

4. After the kidnapping, what happens to Jenny?

5. What kind of friends are Ned and Claude Schwartz Jr.?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What role does Mrs. Ambrosino play at the church?

3. Why does Ned decide not to believe anyone who says his father has left town?

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

5. What kind of parent does Sam Hall continue to show himself?

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

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

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

9. Why does Ned become an entrepreneur?

10. What happens with Father Michaels and Jenny?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does death play in "The Risk Pool"?

Essay Topic 2

Evaluate Ned's relationship with his boyhood friends. How did these friendships shape him?

Essay Topic 3

Is Drew's hostility warranted? Why?

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