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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many swimmers finish the full 100 100's?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

2. When the story opens, what is the only thing that the narrator has from his father?
(a) A recording.
(b) A letter.
(c) A book.
(d) A picture.

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

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

5. What is the name of the counselor that introduces herself to the narrator?
(a) Laurel.
(b) Morgan.
(c) April.
(d) Cindy.

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. According to the "expose" on Mautz's illegitimate son for "Crispy Pork Rinds", who did Mautz's son have an affair with?

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

4. Who led the effort to have Ellerby prohibited from driving his car to swim meets?

5. In Chapter 3, Moby and Ellerby are heading towards a "special" workout. How many 100's are scheduled for the day's workout?

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