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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 GPA does Sarah Byrnes have?

2. Who does Moby call in order to prevent panic when Moby is reported missing from the hospital?

3. How many days of sick leave is Ms. Lemry going to take to help Sarah Byrnes locate her mother?

4. When Mr. Mautz asks Moby to have lunch with him, what does Mr. Mautz really want to find out about?

5. When Reverend Ellerby arrives in Mr. Mautz's office, what does Mr. Brittain ask the Reverend to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. When Jody asked Mark about the church's stand on abortion before she had hers, how did Mark answer her?

5. As the CAT class heads into the last day of their abortion discussion, what piece of advice does Ms. Lemry give to Ellerby?

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

7. What does the surprise visitor to Moby's hospital room ask Moby to do?

8. 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?

9. 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?

10. When Moby and Ellerby are called to the office during their study hall, what does the man waiting for the two boys tell them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Parental and authority figures play a crucial role in shaping the young people they are in contact with. Identify at least three parental and/or authority figures in the story. For each character identified, discuss who and how the parental/authority figure affects the story's main characters, as well as the character's overall impact on the story's plot. Finally, determine if the parental/authority figure was a good or bad role model and why. Use examples from the story to support your reasoning.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast how the character of Mark Brittain changes as the story progresses. Be sure to include your assessment of Mark's character when he is first introduced at swim practice, when he confronts Ellerby in CAT regarding the abortion issue, when he accuses Jody of lying and when he finally seeks Moby's advice about how to repair the damage he has done. Use examples from the story to support your answer.

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