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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. Who led the effort to have Ellerby prohibited from driving his car to swim meets?
(a) Mr. Mautz.
(b) Mark Brittain.
(c) Steve Gould.
(d) Mr. Patterson.

2. When questioned about creating the junior high newspaper, what did the narrator do?
(a) Cite the Fifth Amendment.
(b) Cite the Constitution.
(c) Cite the School Rulebook.
(d) Cite the Student Bill of Rights.

3. What is the name of the narrator's English teacher?
(a) Ms. Lemry.
(b) Ms. Shipley.
(c) Mr. Mautz.
(d) Mr. Stone.

4. What does the CAT teacher use as the subtitle for her class?
(a) Creativity.
(b) Transparency.
(c) Accountability.
(d) Sensitivity.

5. How long was Dale Thornton away from school after Mr. Mautz called Dale's father regarding the chewing tobacco?
(a) Six days.
(b) Four days.
(c) Three days.
(d) One week.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the story opens, the narrator is describing when his father left his mother. At that time, how much longer did the narrator still have in the "darkroom"?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 6 when Moby goes to visit Sarah Byrnes, who is already with her when Moby arrives?

3. What is the name of Moby's mother's new boyfriend?

4. According to Ms. Lemry during the abortion discussion, what is Ellerby prone to?

5. What sport does the narrator participate in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the deal regarding musical equipment that Moby and his mother have?

2. What advice does the counselor give to the narrator when he first visits his friend at the hospital?

3. Who is Huey-Dewey?

4. As the story opens, how does the narrator describe his mother?

5. How do the counselors on the psych unit know that Sarah Byrnes can hear them?

6. How does Ellerby react at the "special" Saturday practice when Brittain and his lane members bow for prayer before beginning their set?

7. Why does the narrator's English teacher call him Double-E?

8. Describe the only time that Moby's mother had ever laid a hand on her son.

9. According to what Ellerby tells Moby, why has Ellerby to this point stayed as far away from Sarah Byrnes as possible?

10. What is the main reason that Moby does not let people get close to him?

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