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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. After "Crispy Pork Rinds" folded, how many hollow gumballs did Byrnes and Moby distribute to people who had "wronged" them?

2. When Ellerby is called on to present his ideas around the abortion issue, what does Ellerby change the discussion to?

3. Where did Moby and Ellerby first meet?

4. During his senior year when Moby goes to find Dale Thornton again, what is Dale doing?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. According to what Ellerby tells Moby, why has Ellerby to this point stayed as far away from Sarah Byrnes as possible?

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

6. Back in junior high, what was the deal that Sarah Byrnes offered to Dale Thornton while they were in Moby's attic room?

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

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dale Thornton and Sarah Byrnes can be seen as kindred spirits - owing to the similarities in their early childhood experiences. Although they are not quite the same, they share a number of similarities. Identify and describe these similarities. Then, based on your discussion of their similarities, identify the ways in which these two characters' similarities facilitate the plot's development and move the story forward.

Essay Topic 2

The author uses several different literary techniques as the story is told in regard to the story's flow. Describe the techniques of both flashbacks and foreshadowing. How are each of these techniques used in the story? Give specific examples of each technique. Why might the author have chosen to use both of these techniques in the story? Was the story enhanced by the use of these two techniques? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Parental and authority figures play a crucial role in shaping the young people they are in contact with. Identify at least three parental and/or authority figures in the story. For each character identified, discuss who and how the parental/authority figure affects the story's main characters, as well as the character's overall impact on the story's plot. Finally, determine if the parental/authority figure was a good or bad role model and why. Use examples from the story to support your reasoning.

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