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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. Why do Conrad and Karen get together in Chapter 7?
(a) To get a soda together.
(b) To give her back a book he borrowed.
(c) To get ice cream together.
(d) To catch a movie.

2. What is Cal's occupation?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Coach.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Doctor.

3. Which of the following is Conrad's fourth goal?
(a) To go to the movies with Jeanine.
(b) To get a job.
(c) To make amends with Beth.
(d) To make amends with Karen.

4. How does Conrad feel about Cal's Christmas gift?
(a) Amused.
(b) Surprised.
(c) Upset.
(d) Pleased.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As of the beginning of the novel, how long has Conrad been out of the hospital?

2. What does Cal want to believe?

3. What does Conrad have trouble doing?

4. At school, what is Conrad overwhelmed by?

5. When did Cal and Beth get married?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Conrad have trouble sleeping after his pop quiz in trigonometry class?

2. Describe Conrad's first appointment with Dr. Berger.

3. What does Conrad use as an excuse to quit the swim team?

4. How was attention called to Conrad's issues before he went to the mental hospital?

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

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

7. What makes Cal think that Conrad is resuming a regular routine in chapter 1?

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

9. Why doesn't Conrad tell anybody that he has quit the swim team?

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

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