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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. What is the name of the eighth grader who bullied both the narrator and his hospitalized friend while they were in junior high?

2. What is the name of the narrator's coach?

3. After sharing her painful story with Moby, what does Sarah Byrnes do?

4. When the CAT discussion on abortion begins, who presents their views first?

5. According to Sarah Byrnes, why did she come to the mental hospital faking her break?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reason does Mark Brittain give to Ms. Lemry as an explanation for why he and Jody want to drop the CAT class?

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

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

4. 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?

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

6. As the story opens, how does the narrator describe his father?

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

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

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

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

Mr. Mautz wears different masks in the story. Both a respected school vice-principal and a bully to his students, Mautz is a study in contradictions. Identify, then compare and contrast the different sides/personas of Mr. Mautz. How would the entire plot have been affected if Mautz had not been successful at deceiving those around him? Why is it necessary for Matuz to wear different masks? Explain your reasoning.

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the course of the novel, religious overtones abound. In fact, these religious differences become a main motivator in moving the plot forward. Identify at least three different religious views that impacted the plot and the lives of the characters involved in the story. For each instance, describe the characters involved, the religious belief, and how the belief impacted the story's plot. How might the story have been different if these beliefs had not been a part of the plot? Explain your reasoning.

Essay Topic 3

In many ways, the novel is a series of contrasts designed to heighten the reader's awareness and draw the reader deeper into the story and the intricacies of each of the story's characters. Identify at least three contrasts that are used in the novel. Describe these contrasts and determine how they impact the story's plot, as well as the reader's emotional involvement in the characters' lives. If these identified contrasts were not included in the story, what impact would their absence have on the storyline, the characters' development and the readers' involvement?

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