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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Beth think Conrad was trying to do by attempting to commit suicide?
(a) Get attention that Beth was getting.
(b) Attack Cal.
(c) Embarrass Beth.
(d) Attack Beth.

2. How does Cal feel about the trip he takes with Beth?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Horrified.
(c) Reluctant.
(d) Pleased.

3. When do Conrad and Jeanine agree to go out again?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Monday.

4. What do Conrad and Jeanine eat on their date?
(a) Hamburgers.
(b) Tacos.
(c) Cotton candy.
(d) Chinese food.

5. What is Conrad's response to Beth's behavior when she returns from the trip?
(a) Conrad doesn't give in to her behavior.
(b) Conrad is delighted with the attention.
(c) Conrad is extremely affectionate.
(d) Conrad tries to manipulate her.

6. What comment from Conrad does Beth dismiss as disrespectful?
(a) That Beth doesn't care about Conrad getting better.
(b) That Beth is easy to manipulate.
(c) That Beth is the real embarrassment.
(d) That Beth hates Conrad.

7. What place does Cal get in his golf tournament?
(a) Last.
(b) First.
(c) Third.
(d) Sixth.

8. What will Beth never forgive?
(a) Conrad and the fact that Jordan died instead of him.
(b) Conrad embarrassing her.
(c) Conrad manipulating his father.
(d) Conrad and his attempt to kill himself.

9. What word best describes the way Conrad feels he needs to be?
(a) Perfect.
(b) Reluctant.
(c) Secretive.
(d) Forgiving.

10. Why does Cal's mentor write him off?
(a) He had a son.
(b) He changed his major in college.
(c) He married Beth.
(d) He moved too far away.

11. Which word best describes Beth's behavior toward Conrad after the trip?
(a) Genuine.
(b) Loving.
(c) Delicate.
(d) Confusing.

12. Which word best describes Cal's performance in golf?
(a) Skilled.
(b) Beginner.
(c) Clumsy.
(d) Perfect.

13. Who does Conrad meet in chapter 20?
(a) Jeanine's ex-boyfriend.
(b) Jeanine's mom and brother.
(c) Jeanine's dad.
(d) Jeanine's mom.

14. What type of interaction do Beth and Cal have on the way home from their vacation?
(a) Talking about what to do with Conrad.
(b) Silence.
(c) Talking about a trip for Beth to take alone.
(d) Arguing.

15. How does Conrad find out about Karen's death?
(a) Karen's mother called him.
(b) Jeanine told him.
(c) Newspaper obituary.
(d) Online obituary.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Conrad's relationship with Jeanine appear at the end of the novel?

2. What does Beth believe that Cal is obsessed with?

3. What kind of event does Conrad attend with former team mates in chapter 22?

4. What word best describes Jeanine's behavior after her parents got divorced?

5. What does Conrad get from Cal after they talk about the fight?

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