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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 shows his new bike to Wussy, what does Wussy tell him?

2. How does Sam know Jack Ward?

3. How does Ned feel after visiting Jenny in the nursing home?

4. During Father Michaels' troubled Mass, what does he eventually do?

5. What is the result of Drew and Sam's arm wrestling match?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Sam kidnap Ned?

3. Why does Ned become an entrepreneur?

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

5. What bothers Ned about Jack Ward?

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

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

8. How is attending church like drinking for Jenny?

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

10. Why does Jack Ward claim that he now has so much money that he does not know how to spend it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What effect does the flashback form have in Ned's telling of his life story?

Essay Topic 3

What is the main theme from the novel? Explain.

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