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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 is the name of Conrad's brother?

2. According to Conrad, what does Beth think of him?

3. How long did Conrad spend in the hospital?

4. How often does Conrad go to therapy?

5. Where is Conrad complimented?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Conrad's meeting with Karen.

3. How does Conrad feel he has let Beth down?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Describe Cal's first appointment with Dr. Berger.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Conrad makes an appointment with Dr. Berger to continue treatment when he leaves the mental hospital. What role does Dr. Berger continue to play in Conrad's life? How does he help Conrad progress?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Analyze the development of the three main characters: Conrad, Beth, and Cal. Compare and contrast each character from the novel's introduction to the epilogue. What changes? What do they learn?

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