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

Multiple Choice 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"?
(a) One week.
(b) Two months.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) One month.

2. How many total swimmers (boys and girls) are on the school's swim team?
(a) Forty.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Ten.

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

4. Who is the narrator going to the hospital to visit after finishing practice?
(a) Jody Mueller.
(b) Mark Brittain.
(c) Dale Thornton.
(d) Sarah Byrnes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does CAT stand for?

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

3. What kind of car is Ellerby's vehicle?

4. What does the narrator's mother think his father teaches?

5. On the 95th 100, how many seconds do Ellerby and Moby plan to go under the standard?

(see the answer key)

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