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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) Twelve years old.
(b) Six years old.
(c) Fourteen years old.
(d) Nine years old.

2. When Ellerby tried to run away after his brother was killed, where did Ellerby try to go?
(a) His friend's house.
(b) His mother's house.
(c) His sister's house.
(d) His uncle's house.

3. How many students are enrolled in the CAT class?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Ten.

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

5. What is the name of Moby's mother's new boyfriend?
(a) Camptor.
(b) Culver.
(c) Carver.
(d) Carter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Moby and Ellerby first meet?

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

3. When the CAT discussion on abortion begins, who presents their views first?

4. After "Crispy Pork Rinds" folded, Byrnes and Moby distributed hollow gumballs to people who had "wronged" them. What were the gumballs laced with?

5. Who is the narrator going to the hospital to visit after finishing practice?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to what Dale Thornton tells Moby in front of Moby's house, how did Sarah Byrnes get the burns on her face?

2. 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?

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

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

5. What is Ms. Lemry's initial argument to Mark when he tries to drop the CAT class?

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

7. What does the tattoo on Dale Thornton's forearm say?

8. Describe the only time that Moby's mother had ever laid a hand on her son.

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

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

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