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

2. Who does the therapist say that Conrad needs to forgive?
(a) Beth.
(b) Jordan.
(c) Cal.
(d) Himself.

3. What do Cal and Beth fight about in chapter 6?
(a) Putting Conrad back in the mental hospital.
(b) Going to London.
(c) The cause of Jordan's death.
(d) Going to her parent's house.

4. Who does Conrad ride to school with in chapter 3?
(a) Beth.
(b) Joe.
(c) Jordan.
(d) Cal.

5. What makes Beth angry while she and Cal are out together?
(a) He talks about Beth's personal problems.
(b) He talks about work all night.
(c) He spends the whole night talking to another woman.
(d) He talks about Conrad's problems.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cal want to get for Conrad in chapter 11?

2. How often does Conrad go to therapy?

3. What is the name of the wife of Cal's partner's?

4. What does Cal believe his responsibility is?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are Conrad's feelings about getting a car for Christmas?

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

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

5. What does Conrad's dream of being confined in a tunnel represent?

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

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

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

9. Why does Cal want to get Conrad a car for Christmas?

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

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