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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. When questioned about creating the junior high newspaper, what did the narrator do?

2. About how many hours per day does the narrator practice his sport?

3. What is Ms. Lemry's overriding rule for discussions taking place in the CAT class?

4. How many students are enrolled in the CAT class?

5. What is the new position that Moby's junior high principal now holds at the high school?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. As the story opens, how does the narrator describe his mother?

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

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

5. Before visiting his friend in the hospital, how long had it been since the narrator had been on the psychiatric unit and why had he been there?

6. What is the deal regarding musical equipment that Moby and his mother have?

7. Why does the narrator's English teacher call him Double-E?

8. Why does Ms. Lemry say she'll sign Mark's drop card, but refuse to sign Jody's drop card?

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

10. How does Ellerby react at the "special" Saturday practice when Brittain and his lane members bow for prayer before beginning their set?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One of the main themes is this novel involves bullying.

a. Identify three characters that are bullies. For each character, describe an instance in which the character bullied someone else.

b. Why do these characters bully others?

c. What is the outcome for these characters? Were they successful in their endeavors or would they have been more successful if they had not tried to bully the other person? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characteristics, roles, loyalties and agendas of the following people in the story: Dale Thornton, Ms. Lemry, Mr. Mautz, Jody Mueller and Mark Brittain.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the story, there are several situations where Moby's life is in danger.

a. Identify at least three instances where Moby's life is in danger. Describe the situation and how Moby escapes.

b. Compare and contrast the dangerous situations in which others are attempting to harm Moby. What is the motivation in each of these situations to harm Moby?

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