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

2. Why breakthrough occurs in chapter 13 for Conrad?
(a) He finally speaks to his mother.
(b) He spends time with Cal.
(c) He reveals his emotions.
(d) He is excited about something.

3. Why doesn't Conrad tell Beth about quitting the team?
(a) Beth will put him back in the mental hospital.
(b) Beth will punish him.
(c) Beth will tell her friends.
(d) Beth just doesn't connect with Conrad.

4. Who calls attention to Conrad's issues?
(a) English teacher.
(b) Beth.
(c) Joe.
(d) Trigonometry teacher.

5. How does Conrad believe he has let Beth down?
(a) By not saving Jordan's life.
(b) By quitting the swim team.
(c) By attempting to commit suicide.
(d) By yelling at her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What doctor does Cal decide to see in chapter 17?

2. What group or event does Conrad want to quit?

3. What does Conrad believe that a person's life can be summed up in?

4. What does Beth confront Conrad about in chapter 13?

5. What do Cal and Conrad buy in chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. In chapter 6, what do Cal and Beth fight about?

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

3. The morning that the novel starts, what things does Conrad wonder?

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

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

6. How does chapter 13 represent a breakthrough for Conrad and his family?

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

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

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

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

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