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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. When Moby walks away from his locker, what does the person waiting for him blurt out?
(a) That Sarah Byrnes is a liar.
(b) That Steve Ellerby is a liar.
(c) That Jody Mueller is a liar.
(d) That Mark Brittain is a liar.

2. What does Sarah Byrnes consider is too mean for even her father to do?
(a) Murder.
(b) Extortion.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Kidnapping.

3. When Mr. Mautz barges into Lemry's class the day after Brittain melts down in class, what does Mr. Mautz tell the class?
(a) That Brittain ran away.
(b) That Brittain dropped out of school.
(c) That Brittain tried to kill himself.
(d) That Brittain withdrew from the class.

4. What kind of car does Virgil Byrnes drive?
(a) A Chevrolet.
(b) A Ford.
(c) A Toyota.
(d) An Oldsmobile.

5. According to what Mark tells Moby when he visits him in the hospital, who came to visit Mark?
(a) Mr. Thornton.
(b) Mr. Mautz.
(c) Mr. Calhoune.
(d) Mr. Ellerby.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Moby tells Sarah Byrnes about Jody's abortion, what does Sarah Byrnes do that Moby has never seen before?

2. When Reverend Ellerby arrives in Mr. Mautz's office, how does he greet his son?

3. When Moby asks the visitor to his hospital room how his visitor is feeling, what response does Moby get?

4. When Moby opens his eyes in the hospital and is terribly groggy from the pain medication, a shadowy figure is in his doorway. Who is the shadowy figure?

5. Where is the one place that Moby feels safe from Virgil Byrnes?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Moby and Sarah Byrnes go for a walk, they are watched by her father. How do they communicate since Sarah Byrnes can't be seen talking?

2. How does Ms. Lemry respond when Mark Brittain insists that everything is about Christianity?

3. Why is Sarah Byrnes trying to find her mother?

4. What does the surprise visitor to Moby's hospital room ask Moby to do?

5. When Moby and Ellerby are called to the office during their study hall, what does the man waiting for the two boys tell them?

6. As Moby retreats to his bedroom to do some thinking about Sarah Byrnes and Jody Mueller, what does Moby wish for the first time that he had?

7. Why does Moby not tell the police about Virgil's threats?

8. What is the biggest danger if Sarah Byrnes testifies unsuccessfully against her father?

9. According to Carver, how did Carver manipulate his way into a relationship with Moby's mother?

10. As Moby retreats to his bedroom to do some thinking about Sarah Byrnes and Jody Mueller, why does Moby admit that he's scared to death to start anything up with Jody?

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