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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 Mr. Mautz in charge of at the school?

2. When Moby hears how Carver manipulated his way into a relationship with Moby's mother, what cereal does Moby compare Carver to?

3. When Ellerby and Moby return to Dale's shop, what trait of Sarah Byrnes does Dale admire?

4. What time is it when Moby appears on Lemry's porch and says that he needs to speak to her "off the record"?

5. What is the name of Sarah Byrnes' mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Moby asks the person he finds folding towels their opinion about Moby's dating Jody Mueller, what response does Moby get?

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

3. According to Jody, why did she have the abortion alone?

4. 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?

5. Why is Sarah Byrnes trying to find her mother?

6. As Brittain begins to lose it in the CAT class on the last day of their abortion discussion, what does Brittain tell Sarah Byrnes?

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

8. As Moby retreats to his bedroom to do some thinking about Sarah Byrnes and Jody Mueller, why does Moby admit that he's scared to death to start anything up with Jody?

9. After hearing what the man waiting for Moby and Ellerby tells them when the two boys are called to the office during their study hall, how does Ellerby respond to the man's words?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mr. Mautz seems to be a man who is supremely confident in his ability to come out on top - and in his powerful position at the school. Identify at least three instances from the story that highlight his confidence. How is Matuz helped by his utter confidence? How is Mautz hurt by his confidence? Provide examples of each.

Essay Topic 2

Dale Thornton and Sarah Byrnes can be seen as kindred spirits - owing to the similarities in their early childhood experiences. Although they are not quite the same, they share a number of similarities. Identify and describe these similarities. Then, based on your discussion of their similarities, identify the ways in which these two characters' similarities facilitate the plot's development and move the story forward.

Essay Topic 3

Crutcher uses this story to examine the role that truth plays in our daily lives. Examine the author's beliefs through his storytelling. Why would the author choose this story to overlay his demonstration of the consequences realized when the truth is distorted or hidden? What did you learn from the author's discussion on truth? What other avenues, if any, could the author have used to express his beliefs? Would those avenues have been as effective as the story? Why or why not?

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