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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Drew react when Sam parks in front of the garage at the Littler's house?
(a) Disheartened.
(b) Sad.
(c) Calm.
(d) Infuriated.

2. When Ned return home after the kidnapping, what did Jenny do?
(a) Called the police.
(b) Shot at Sam.
(c) Celebrated.
(d) Hit Sam.

3. When Sam shows up at Jenny's house after going to Ned's school, what does Jenny do?
(a) Shoots at him.
(b) Calls the cops.
(c) Hides in the basement.
(d) Cries.

4. What is the setting of the novel's first chapter?
(a) The end of World War II.
(b) The start of World War II.
(c) The end of the Vietnam War.
(d) Present day America.

5. What does Ned tell Sam about Rose's business?
(a) It is a front for illegal activities.
(b) It is going under.
(c) It is a thriving business.
(d) The owner's name is not Rose.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens as Ned moves in with Sam?

2. What are meals at the Littler household like?

3. By the fifth grade, what role does Ned take at church?

4. After his conversation with Wussy, what does Ned do in the park?

5. Where does Ned regularly visit that his mother once told him never to enter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ned think that Jenny is dead?

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

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

4. How does Ned react to church?

5. Why would Sam leave Ned in the basement?

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

7. Why does Sam infuriate Jenny?

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

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

10. What happens with Father Michaels and Jenny?

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