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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During his senior year when Moby goes to find Dale Thornton again, what is Dale doing?
(a) Working on a car.
(b) Playing a video game.
(c) Harassing a kid.
(d) Cleaning a gun.

2. When Brittain confronts Moby about the 100's set in CAT, why does Moby tell Brittain that Brittain had a free ride for the first 97 100's?
(a) Brittain had a calmer lane.
(b) Brittain used his fins.
(c) Brittain drafted off of Moby.
(d) Brittain never set the pace.

3. On the 95th 100, how many seconds do Ellerby and Moby plan to go under the standard?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

4. According to Sarah Byrnes, why did she come to the mental hospital faking her break?
(a) She needed space.
(b) She needed food.
(c) She needed to heal.
(d) She needed to think.

5. When the story opens, what is the only thing that the narrator has from his father?
(a) A picture.
(b) A book.
(c) A recording.
(d) A letter.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to his friend's story, how old was his friend when she was burned?

2. After "Crispy Pork Rinds" folded, how many hollow gumballs did Byrnes and Moby distribute to people who had "wronged" them?

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

4. How many swimmers finish the full 100 100's?

5. When Jody asks Moby to meet her after he finishes swim practice, where do they agree to meet?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the only time that Moby's mother had ever laid a hand on her son.

2. What advice does the counselor give to the narrator when he first visits his friend at the hospital?

3. What is nearly impossible for Moby to admit to other people?

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

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

6. According to Moby, why were he and Sarah Byrnes able to produce such a high-quality publication in junior high school when they published "Crispy Pork Rinds"?

7. Back in junior high, what was the deal that Sarah Byrnes offered to Dale Thornton while they were in Moby's attic room?

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

9. As the story opens, how does the narrator describe his mother?

10. Why does Moby not keep a journal - even though his mother has been encouraging him to do so since grade school?

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