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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 nickname does the narrator go by?
(a) Whale.
(b) Moses.
(c) Chunky.
(d) Moby.

2. What is the name of Dale Thornton's father?
(a) Marcus.
(b) Monte.
(c) Moe.
(d) Morton.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. About how many hours per day does the narrator practice his sport?

2. What is the name of the eighth grader who bullied both the narrator and his hospitalized friend while they were in junior high?

3. After doing 85 of the 100's, how many swimmers are left?

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

5. How many students are enrolled in the CAT class?

(see the answer key)

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