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

2. What is Ms. Lemry's overriding rule for discussions taking place in the CAT class?
(a) No blasphemy.
(b) No prayers.
(c) No poorly constructed arguments.
(d) No personal remarks.

3. When Ellerby and Moby begin discussing Ellerby's relationship with his father, for how long have Moby and Ellerby known each other?
(a) Twelve years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Eight years.
(d) Four years.

4. According to what Sarah Byrnes told Dale as he suggested topics for his first article, what did Sarah Byrnes see herself as?
(a) Righter of wrongs.
(b) Champion for the underdog.
(c) Instrument of justice.
(d) Ultimate bully.

5. Which of these students did NOT picket outside the town's abortion clinic?
(a) Sally Eaton.
(b) Steve Ellerby.
(c) Mark Brittain.
(d) Cynthia Parrish.

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. What nickname does the narrator go by?

3. After "Crispy Pork Rinds" folded, how many hollow gumballs did Byrnes and Moby distribute to people who had "wronged" them?

4. What is Moby's reaction when he listens to his class members feeling responsible for Mark's actions?

5. What is the name of Ellerby's car?

(see the answer key)

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