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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Beth decide to do in chapter 31?

2. What do Conrad and Jeanine discuss on their date?

3. What does Beth think Conrad was trying to do by attempting to commit suicide?

4. Who does Conrad call second when he gets home from his finals?

5. What does Conrad get from Cal after they talk about the fight?

Short Essay Questions

1. When and why did Arnold stop mentoring Cal?

2. Why doesn't Beth want to see a counselor?

3. When Cal and Beth are in Texas, why doesn't Beth discuss Conrad with her family?

4. Describe Conrad's reaction to Karen's death.

5. How does Conrad feel after his date with Jeanine?

6. How does Conrad prove that he is strong in chapter 24?

7. Describe the progression of Jeanine and Conrad's relationship to chapter 30.

8. What is Conrad's reaction to Beth's behavior at dinner in chapter 29?

9. Why does Conrad confront Cal about in chapter 31?

10. What does Beth do in chapter 23 to disturb Cal?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Conrad feels that he has lost his identity after Jordan dies because he feels as if he needs to make up for the loss of Jordan. How does loss of identity tie into the novel as a theme? Analyze the other characters who have lost their identity.

Essay Topic 2

Cal and Conrad grow progressively closer throughout the novel. What are the steps in the development of their relationship? What is their relationship like at the end of the novel and why?

Essay Topic 3

The novel's resolution occurs in the epilogue. What is the purpose of the epilogue in the novel? What resolution to the conflict does it offer?

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