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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. Where did Ms. Lemry grow up?

2. When Moby goes looking for someone to talk to about the possibility of dating Jody Mueller, who does he find folding towels by the lockers?

3. When Mr. Mautz asks Moby to have lunch with him, what does Mr. Mautz first ask Moby about?

4. When Virgil was verbally abusing Sarah Byrnes in the psych ward of the hospital, what was the name of the therapist who told Virgil that if he didn't get himself under control, he would have to leave?

5. When Moby admits to Mr. Mautz that he knows where Sarah Byrnes is staying, but refuses to divulge her location, what does Mr. Mautz tell Moby to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. As Moby retreats to his bedroom to do some thinking about Sarah Byrnes and Jody Mueller, what does Moby wish for the first time that he had?

2. How does Ms. Lemry respond when Mark Brittain insists that everything is about Christianity?

3. Why does Sarah Byrnes come back to school even though she knows her father will be looking for her?

4. According to Carver, how did Carver manipulate his way into a relationship with Moby's mother?

5. Why does Moby not tell the police about Virgil's threats?

6. According to what Jody tells the class, why did Mark insist that Jody abort their child?

7. As Moby recovers in his hospital room, why is Moby terribly nervous for Sarah Byrnes?

8. While Ellerby and Moby leave Brittain alone outside of the pool, what do they decide to do at practice to teach Brittain some humility?

9. What is the biggest danger if Sarah Byrnes testifies unsuccessfully against her father?

10. When Moby and Sarah Byrnes go for a walk, they are watched by her father. How do they communicate since Sarah Byrnes can't be seen talking?

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

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

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.

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