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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Ellerby when his brother was killed?
(a) Nine years old.
(b) Fourteen years old.
(c) Six years old.
(d) Twelve years old.

2. After "Crispy Pork Rinds" folded, Byrnes and Moby distributed hollow gumballs to people who had "wronged" them. What were the gumballs laced with?
(a) Jalapeno peppers.
(b) Rum.
(c) Tabasco sauce.
(d) Salt.

3. As Moby reflects on his date with Jody, Moby realizes that he needs to have a talk with someone. Who does Moby need to talk with?
(a) His mother.
(b) Sarah Byrnes.
(c) Mr. Ellerby.
(d) Steve Ellerby.

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

5. When Jody and Moby meet after Moby's swim practice, what does Jody tell Moby?
(a) That she is moving away.
(b) That she had an abortion.
(c) That she was abused as a child.
(d) That she is dropping CAT.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many total swimmers (boys and girls) are on the school's swim team?

2. As Sarah Byrnes' visitor is leaving in Chapter 6, what does her visitor ask Moby?

3. When Ellerby tried to run away after his brother was killed, where did Ellerby try to go?

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

5. According to the "expose" on Mautz's illegitimate son for "Crispy Pork Rinds", how long did Mautz's son's illicit affair last?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reason does Mark Brittain give to Ms. Lemry as an explanation for why he and Jody want to drop the CAT class?

2. How does Ellerby react at the "special" Saturday practice when Brittain and his lane members bow for prayer before beginning their set?

3. As the story opens, how does the narrator describe his mother?

4. According to what the narrator's hospitalized friend told him, why were her burns never surgically corrected?

5. Why does Ms. Lemry say she'll sign Mark's drop card, but refuse to sign Jody's drop card?

6. In the CAT class, why does Ms. Lemry decide that the class will spend several days discussing the topic of abortion?

7. Why does Moby not keep a journal - even though his mother has been encouraging him to do so since grade school?

8. Which of Moby's dysfunctional behaviors does his mother hate the most?

9. When Mark and Jody are trying to drop the CAT class, what does Moby whisper into Jody's ear?

10. How do the counselors on the psych unit know that Sarah Byrnes can hear them?

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