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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. According to Sarah Byrnes' theory, who told Dale Thornton that Moby was responsible for "Crispy Pork Rinds"?
2. Where did Moby and Ellerby first meet?
3. After "Crispy Pork Rinds" folded, how many hollow gumballs did Byrnes and Moby distribute to people who had "wronged" them?
4. About how many hours per day does the narrator practice his sport?
5. Where does Huey-Dewey live?
Short Essay Questions
1. According to Moby, why were he and Sarah Byrnes able to produce such a high-quality publication in junior high school when they published "Crispy Pork Rinds"?
2. Why does Ellerby sometimes threaten to give his Rottweiler to Moby?
3. When Mark and Jody are trying to drop the CAT class, what does Moby whisper into Jody's ear?
4. Who is Huey-Dewey?
5. According to what the narrator's hospitalized friend told him, why were her burns never surgically corrected?
6. Which of Moby's dysfunctional behaviors does his mother hate the most?
7. How does Moby describe his high school principal?
8. What is the deal regarding musical equipment that Moby and his mother have?
9. According to the bumper sticker on Ellerby's car, what are the wages of sin?
10. How do the counselors on the psych unit know that Sarah Byrnes can hear them?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast how the character of Sarah Byrnes changes as the story progresses. Be sure to include your assessment of her character when she is first introduced in the story, when she is caught faking her mental health break, when she searches for her mother, and when she is adopted at the end of the story. Use examples from the story to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Examine Dale's character and how he evolves (or not) and what he symbolizes in the story. Use examples from the story to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
The book is entitled, "Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes." Why did the author choose this title? How does the title foreshadow the events that unfold in the story, the struggles of the main character and the determination of Moby to set things right?
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