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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What stroke is Ellerby's swimming specialty?
(a) Freestyle.
(b) Backstroke.
(c) Butterfly.
(d) Breaststroke.

2. When the story opens, how old is the narrator?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Nineteen.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Seventeen.

3. When Moby and his mother discuss her boyfriend's modesty levels, who does Moby say his mother's boyfriend is too modest for?
(a) Frank Sinatra.
(b) Barry Manilow.
(c) Snoop Dog.
(d) Vanilla Ice.

4. How does the narrator characterize the world in his CAT class discussion?
(a) Scary.
(b) Bad.
(c) Safe.
(d) Good.

5. What does the narrator's mother think his father teaches?
(a) Geography.
(b) Genealogy.
(c) Geology.
(d) Gemology.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Dale Thornton's father?

2. What sport does the narrator definitely NOT want to participate in?

3. In what city does the story take place?

4. What sport does the narrator participate in?

5. According to his friend's story, how old was his friend when she was burned?

(see the answer key)

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