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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to the "expose" on Mautz's illegitimate son for "Crispy Pork Rinds", how long did Mautz's son's illicit affair last?
(a) Eighteen months.
(b) Eight months.
(c) Two months.
(d) Two years.

3. 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) Two months.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) One month.
(d) One week.

4. When the CAT class volunteer plays a tape to start his presentation, what song does the volunteer play?
(a) "Rolling on a River".
(b) "Life is Just a Dream".
(c) "God is Watching Us".
(d) "From a Distance".

5. When Ellerby is called on to present his ideas around the abortion issue, what does Ellerby change the discussion to?
(a) Life after conception.
(b) Life after marriage.
(c) Life after sex.
(d) Life after birth.

6. What is the occupation of Moby's mother?
(a) A chef.
(b) A nurse.
(c) An accountant.
(d) A writer.

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

8. How many students in the CAT class does Moby know have picketed outside the town's abortion clinic?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

9. What is the name of the principal at the high school?
(a) Mr. Ellerby.
(b) Mr. Patterson.
(c) Mr. Mautz.
(d) Mr. Byrnes.

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

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

12. According to the narrator, what does he share with his hospitalized friend?
(a) Terminal crazies.
(b) Terminal scaries.
(c) Terminal uglies.
(d) Terminal stupids.

13. According to Moby, what class was Sarah Byrnes in when she "just tripped out"?
(a) Calculus.
(b) American Government.
(c) Chemistry.
(d) World History.

14. Where does Huey-Dewey live?
(a) In a house.
(b) In a storage unit.
(c) In a cellar.
(d) In an apartment.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the principal at the narrator's junior high school?

2. After finishing practice at the beginning of the book, where does the narrator go?

3. What sport does the narrator participate in?

4. According to Moby, what does Sarah Byrnes' father make Mr. Mautz look like in comparison?

5. How many swimmers finish the full 100 100's?

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