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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 does Cal believe his responsibility is?
(a) To get the whole family into therapy.
(b) To keep his family happy.
(c) To find a way to make the family a complete unit again.
(d) To teach Beth to love Conrad again.

2. What does Cal want to believe?
(a) That Conrad will get better.
(b) That Jordan will come back to them.
(c) That somebody can help him.
(d) That somebody can fix his family.

3. Which of the following is Conrad's second goal?
(a) To get his bumper sticker collection back.
(b) To quit going to therapy.
(c) To write more poetry.
(d) To get more exercise.

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

5. How often does Conrad go to therapy?
(a) Two times a week.
(b) Once a week.
(c) Every day.
(d) Once a month.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is Conrad's third goal?

2. What is the name of Conrad's brother?

3. Which of the following is Conrad's fourth goal?

4. What is Conrad's reaction to hearing his classmates taunt him?

5. Why doesn't Conrad tell Cal about quitting the team?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Conrad's confidence boosted at the library?

2. Describe Beth's attitude toward Cal and Conrad in chapter 6.

3. What is Cal's role in his family?

4. How does Conrad feel he has let Beth down?

5. Describe Cal's first appointment with Dr. Berger.

6. Why doesn't Conrad first reveal that he had a brother to Dr. Berger?

7. What does Conrad prove by making an appointment with Dr. Berger?

8. What causes Conrad to have his first pleasant memory about Jordan?

9. Why does Cal want to see Dr. Berger in chapter 17?

10. According to Conrad, how does Beth feel about him?

(see the answer keys)

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