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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 what Moby tells the hospital counselor, how many times has Moby been to Sarah Byrnes' house since meeting her in grade school?

2. What sport does the narrator definitely NOT want to participate in?

3. Why did Sarah Byrnes refuse to write an expose on the person Dale suggested for his first article?

4. Which of these students did NOT picket outside the town's abortion clinic?

5. When the story opens, what is the only thing that the narrator has from his father?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the CAT class, why does Ms. Lemry decide that the class will spend several days discussing the topic of abortion?

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

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

4. Who is Huey-Dewey?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Moby and Mark Brittain.

a. How are the two characters similar? How are they different?

b. Compare the role that justice plays in each of their lives. How is each character affected by the concept of justice - both positively and negatively?

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