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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. What is the occupation of Moby's mother?
(a) A writer.
(b) A chef.
(c) A nurse.
(d) An accountant.

2. According to what Moby tells the hospital counselor, when did Dale Thornton drop out of school?
(a) After ninth grade.
(b) After seventh grade.
(c) After tenth grade.
(d) After eighth grade.

3. After "Crispy Pork Rinds" folded, how many hollow gumballs did Byrnes and Moby distribute to people who had "wronged" them?
(a) 20.
(b) 40.
(c) 10.
(d) 30.

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

5. When Ellerby and Moby begin discussing Ellerby's relationship with his father, for how long have Moby and Ellerby known each other?
(a) Eight years.
(b) Four years.
(c) Two years.
(d) Twelve years.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Sarah Byrnes finally begins to talk to Moby at the hospital, how long has it been since she was burned by her father?

2. When Moby and his mother discuss her boyfriend's modesty levels, who does Moby say his mother's boyfriend is too modest for?

3. When Moby is eavesdropping as Mark tries to drop CAT, what does Moby liken Mark's memory to?

4. According to Sarah Byrnes, what is in Dale Thornton's front yard?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 6 when Moby goes to visit Sarah Byrnes, who is already with her when Moby arrives?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. According to what Ellerby tells Moby, why has Ellerby to this point stayed as far away from Sarah Byrnes as possible?

3. How does Moby describe his high school principal?

4. How does Ellerby react at the "special" Saturday practice when Brittain and his lane members bow for prayer before beginning their set?

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

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

7. According to his mother, what attribute does the narrator possess that his father did not?

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

9. When Mark and Jody are trying to drop the CAT class, what does Moby whisper into Jody's ear?

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

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