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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. Which of the following is Conrad's third goal?
(a) To go to the movies with Lazenby.
(b) To talk to Cal.
(c) To find more friends.
(d) To get in a fight.

2. What does Conrad wait to do after the other boys are done?
(a) Change clothes.
(b) Dive into the pool.
(c) Shower.
(d) Leave the locker room.

3. How does Conrad spend his birthday?
(a) Babysitting with Jeanine.
(b) Cleaning out the garage with Cal.
(c) Visiting with Karen.
(d) Having lunch with Beth.

4. A test in what class upset Conrad the year before?
(a) History.
(b) Trigonometry.
(c) Algebra.
(d) English.

5. At school, what is Conrad overwhelmed by?
(a) A pop quiz in Trig.
(b) The lunch room.
(c) The crowd.
(d) The swim team.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Lazenby invite Conrad?

2. Who does Cal have lunch with in chapter 11?

3. In chapter 14, how does Conrad feel about what he said to Beth?

4. What is Conrad's reaction to hearing his classmates taunt him?

5. Which of the following is Conrad's second goal?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In chapter 14, what does Dr. Berger suggest the real problem is?

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

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

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

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

7. When Beth and Cal attend a dinner party in chapter 8, what does Beth get angry about?

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

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

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

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