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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 birthday does Conrad celebrate in chapter 17?
(a) 17.
(b) 18.
(c) 16.
(d) 19.

2. Who confronts Conrad about quitting the swim team?
(a) Dr. Berger.
(b) Jeanine.
(c) Joe.
(d) Karen.

3. What marks Conrad's happiest time in the novel?
(a) Spending time at the library.
(b) Driving.
(c) Choir practice.
(d) Swimming.

4. What day of the week is it in chapter 8?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Tuesday.

5. Why does Cal believe that suicide doesn't seem like something Conrad would do?
(a) Conrad gets good grades.
(b) Conrad is usually happy.
(c) Conrad has never failed at anything.
(d) Conrad has a lot of friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word best describes the meeting between Conrad and Karen?

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

3. When did Cal and Beth get married?

4. In what class does Conrad have a pop quiz?

5. Where does Beth want to go for Christmas?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the new goals that Conrad sets for himself.

4. Looking at Beth's perfectionist personality, why does Conrad upset her so much?

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

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

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

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

9. Describe Conrad's run-in with Joe Lazenby after Conrad has quit the swim team.

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

(see the answer keys)

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