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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. What does Sam's apartment look like?
(a) Dirty and old.
(b) Huge with little furniture.
(c) Large, but cluttered.
(d) Small and cramped.

2. While living with Sam, Ned gets his first job. What is it?
(a) Cleaning his father's apartment.
(b) Cleaning Rose's Beauty Salon.
(c) Sweeping Klein's Department Store.
(d) Picking up golf balls.

3. On the way to Eileen's house after Sam gets an influx of money, what does Sam stop and buy?
(a) Thanksgiving dinner.
(b) Flowers and chocolates.
(c) A bunch of expensive roasts.
(d) Steak and potatoes.

4. What does Sam want to do when he returns home to his wife?
(a) Attend church.
(b) Settle down with a family.
(c) Find a steady job.
(d) Celebrate life.

5. In 1959, what have Jenny and Ned stopped doing?
(a) Waiting for Sam.
(b) Attending church.
(c) Dining out.
(d) Paying bills.

Short Answer Questions

1. During Father Michaels' troubled Mass, what does Ned do?

2. After the kidnapping, what happens to Jenny?

3. What is the purpose of "Money People"?

4. Who lives in the white jewel house?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why did Sam kidnap Ned?

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

9. Why does Ned dislike eating dinner at Eileen's house?

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

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