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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. What does CAT stand for?
(a) Creative American Thought.
(b) Categorical American Thought.
(c) Contemplative American Thought.
(d) Contemporary American Thought.

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

3. According to the "expose" on Mautz's illegitimate son for "Crispy Pork Rinds", who did Mautz's son have an affair with?
(a) Elvis.
(b) Prince.
(c) Reba.
(d) Madonna.

4. According to Sarah Byrnes' theory, who told Dale Thornton that Moby was responsible for "Crispy Pork Rinds"?
(a) Ms. Lemry.
(b) Mr. Patterson.
(c) Mr. Mautz.
(d) Coach Stone.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the CAT teacher use as the subtitle for her class?

2. 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"?

3. How old was Ellerby when his brother was killed?

4. According to Sarah Byrnes, what is in Dale Thornton's front yard?

5. When Moby is eavesdropping as Mark tries to drop CAT, what does Moby liken Mark's memory to?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. According to the bumper sticker on Ellerby's car, what are the wages of sin?

3. Name Mark Brittain's three brothers and one sister.

4. How does the narrator describe his hospitalized friend without spirit in her eyes?

5. What is the main reason that Moby does not let people get close to him?

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

7. As the story opens, how does the narrator describe his father?

8. What advice does the counselor give to the narrator when he first visits his friend at the hospital?

9. When Moby returns to his desk after Jody and Mark decide to remain in the CAT class, Moby finds a note waiting for him. Who is the note from and what does it say?

10. What is nearly impossible for Moby to admit to other people?

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