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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. How does Drew react when Sam parks in front of the garage at the Littler's house?

2. When Sam kidnapped Ned, what did they do together?

3. When Sam kidnapped Ned, how long did Ned stay with Sam?

4. In 1959, why does Ned say Jenny has stopped leaving the house?

5. What story concerning Tree does Ned recollect as he wanders the dark basement?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ned feel about Jenny and Father Michaels' intimate relationship?

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

3. What do Claude Schwartz, Jr.'s actions say about his personality?

4. Why does Ned think that Jenny is dead?

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

6. What happens with Father Michaels and Jenny?

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

8. Why does Ned become an entrepreneur?

9. Why would Sam leave Ned in the basement?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What lessons does Ned learn from each of his three summer jobs?

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