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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 Moby refuses to tell his caller where Sarah Byrnes is, what does the caller threaten to do to Moby?

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

3. After reading what Moby gives to her on the porch, what does Ms. Lemry decide to do?

4. When Reverend Ellerby arrives in Mr. Mautz's office, how does he greet his son?

5. What does Mr. Mautz ask Moby to do during their lunch?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Moby goes looking for someone to talk to about the possibility of dating Jody Mueller, why does the person he finds consider folding towels to be therapy?

2. 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?

3. After Sarah Byrnes bolts from the psych ward, why does Moby return to the psych ward to speak with Laurel?

4. 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?

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

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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