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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 is the setting of the novel's first chapter?

2. In 1959, what have Jenny and Ned stopped doing?

3. What does Sam teach Ned at the Mohawk Grill?

4. How does Sam delay the divorce?

5. Where does Jack Ward live?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why would Sam leave Ned in the basement?

5. Why does Ned become an entrepreneur?

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

7. Why does Ned think that Jenny is dead?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the white jewel house symbolize wealth and success in Mohawk?

Essay Topic 2

What aspects of Sam's mysterious personality appeal most to Ned?

Essay Topic 3

Is Drew's hostility warranted? Why?

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