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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Conrad's reaction to hearing his classmates taunt him?
(a) He runs home from school.
(b) He quits the swim team.
(c) He runs to see his therapist.
(d) He quits choir.

2. How did Conrad's brother die?
(a) Car accident.
(b) Swimming accident.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Sailing accident.

3. According to Conrad, what does Beth think of him?
(a) She wishes he were back in the hospital.
(b) She can't forgive him for attempting to commit suicide.
(c) She hates that he isn't a jock.
(d) She can't forgive him for Jordan's death.

4. What age would Jordan have achieved, according to Cal?
(a) 18.
(b) 14.
(c) 19.
(d) 20.

5. What do Cal and Conrad buy in chapter 13?
(a) A set of golf clubs.
(b) A Christmas tree.
(c) A bouquet of flowers for Jeanine.
(d) A car.

6. Who calls attention to Conrad's issues?
(a) Joe.
(b) English teacher.
(c) Trigonometry teacher.
(d) Beth.

7. What tells Cal that Conrad's suicide attempt was serious?
(a) The letter Conrad wrote to him.
(b) The location Conrad attempted suicide.
(c) The direction of the cuts on his body.
(d) The therapist's assessment.

8. What kind of person does Conrad perceive himself to be?
(a) A bad person.
(b) A hateful person.
(c) A resentful person.
(d) A good person.

9. What group is Conrad a part of in school?
(a) Debate team.
(b) Honors courses.
(c) Choir.
(d) Band.

10. What word best describes the meeting between Conrad and Karen?
(a) Romantic.
(b) Depressing.
(c) Pleasant.
(d) Uncomfortable.

11. Where does Beth want to go for Christmas?
(a) Spain.
(b) Her parent's house.
(c) France.
(d) London.

12. What is the name of Conrad's brother?
(a) Jordan.
(b) Cal.
(c) Ray.
(d) Kevin.

13. What does Cal reflect on in chapter 6?
(a) His mentor in medical school.
(b) His own therapist.
(c) His mentor in law school.
(d) His own stay at a mental hospital.

14. What is Conrad's only escape?
(a) Music.
(b) Jeanine.
(c) Swimming.
(d) His car.

15. What is the name of the wife of Cal's partner's?
(a) Jeanine Lazenby.
(b) Susan Hanley.
(c) Carole Lazenby.
(d) Nancy Hanley.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Conrad have trouble doing?

2. What does Cal want to believe?

3. Where does Lazenby invite Conrad?

4. Why does Cal believe that suicide doesn't seem like something Conrad would do?

5. What does Conrad believe that a person's life can be summed up in?

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