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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. Where does Ned sell the golf balls that he retrieves?

2. Why does Drew land in jail?

3. Where does F. William Peterson move Jenny?

4. How does Jenny react when she learns Ned is in town after college graduation?

5. What does Ned first see when he walks in the Big Bend Hunting Lodge?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of life does Claude, Jr. lead?

2. How is the pool table symbolic of the relationship between Ned and Sam?

3. Why does Ned not answer his phone at college?

4. Why does Ned invited Claude to the country club with him?

5. What kind of college student is Ned?

6. How is Sam's graduation present for Ned fitting of his character?

7. Why is Ned unsurprised by Sam stealing his money?

8. Why does Sam continue to believe Jack Ward is lucky?

9. What does Ned learn about himself concerning job prospects?

10. Why is Mrs. Agajanian such a sad character?

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

How does Jenny abuse drugs and situations to feed her addictive personality?

Essay Topic 3

In what ways is Ned like Sam? How does Ned work to avoid similar behavior patterns?

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