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Ordinary People
by Judith Guest
Read the following questions BEFORE you read the chapter. Then, annotate your answers to these questions in the margins of your book, either AS you read (throughout the chapter) or when you are DONE reading (at the end of the chapter).
Chapter 1 1. Why does Conrad find getting up difficult?
Chapter 2 2. What was Calvin Jarrett's childhood like? 3. How does Cal define fatherhood? 4. How does Cal like to think of Conrad?
Chapter 3 5. How does Con respond to his friends' teasing? 6. How is Con treated by his teachers? 7. What class does Con enjoy the most and why? 8. What is Salan's attitude toward Con?
Chapter 4 9. What is revealed during Beth and Cal's luncheon argument about their relationship and their attitudes toward Con? 10. How does Con first view Dr. Berger?
Chapter 5 11. What does Con want to work on in his sessions with Berger? Why?
Chapter 6 12. What effect have Con's breakdown and Jordan's death had on Cal's selfimage? 13. Describe Cal's relationship with Arnold Bacon.
Chapter 7 14. What effect does Conrad's meeting with Karen have on him?
Chapter 9 15. Why does Conrad resist Berger's suggestions that Con drop a course or two?
Chapter 10 16. How does Coach Salan react when Con quits the swim team?
Chapter 11 17. What causes Cal to stop being a perfectionist?
Chapter 12 18. What does Con do to fill his free hours after school? 19. Why doesn't Con tell his parents he has quit swimming? 20. What indications are there that Con is beginning to get a grip on life?
Chapter 13
21. Why is Cal so pleased when Con picks the Christmas tree? 22. How does Beth first learn that Con quit swimming? What is her reaction?
Chapter 14 23. What reasons does Con give his father and Berger for his inability to talk to his mother?
Chapter 15 24. How does Con react to his parents' Christmas present? 25. Why does Beth feel Christmas was a bust?
Chapter 16 26. What does Con decide to do after he concludes that his life lacks organization? 27. After applying for a job at the library, what happens to Con to make him question his self-image? 28. Why is Con reluctant to show enthusiasm or gratitude for his new car?
Chapter 17 29. Why does Cal want to see Dr. Berger?
Chapter 18 30. What prompts Con to call Jeannine?
Chapter 19 31. What does Cal reveal about himself and his state of mind during his conversation with Ray?
Chapter 20 32. How does Con see himself as he waits for his date with Jeannine?
Chapter 21 33. What caused the falling out between Cal and Bacon?
Chapter 22 34. What triggers Con's confrontation with Stillman? 35. What does Con do at home after the fight?
Chapter 23 36. How does Cal react to Con's fight?
Chapter 24 37. Describe Con's relationship with his grandparents.
Chapter 25 38. How did Beth take the news of Jordan's death?
Chapter 26 39. What does Con realize about himself after his Saturday night show date? 40. How does Con react to the news of Karen's suicide?
Chapter 27
41. What does Berger suggest Con do about his pain?
Chapter 28 42. What does Beth admit during her fight with Cal?
Chapter 31 43. Why does Beth decide to leave? 44. How does Con react when his father tells him of Beth's decision to leave?
Epilogue 45. How is the friendship between Con and Lazenby renewed?
by Judith Guest
Read the following questions BEFORE you read the chapter. Then, annotate your answers to these questions in the margins of your book, either AS you read (throughout the chapter) or when you are DONE reading (at the end of the chapter).
Chapter 1 1. Why does Conrad find getting up difficult?
Chapter 2 2. What was Calvin Jarrett's childhood like? 3. How does Cal define fatherhood? 4. How does Cal like to think of Conrad?
Chapter 3 5. How does Con respond to his friends' teasing? 6. How is Con treated by his teachers? 7. What class does Con enjoy the most and why? 8. What is Salan's attitude toward Con?
Chapter 4 9. What is revealed during Beth and Cal's luncheon argument about their relationship and their attitudes toward Con? 10. How does Con first view Dr. Berger?
Chapter 5 11. What does Con want to work on in his sessions with Berger? Why?
Chapter 6 12. What effect have Con's breakdown and Jordan's death had on Cal's selfimage? 13. Describe Cal's relationship with Arnold Bacon.
Chapter 7 14. What effect does Conrad's meeting with Karen have on him?
Chapter 9 15. Why does Conrad resist Berger's suggestions that Con drop a course or two?
Chapter 10 16. How does Coach Salan react when Con quits the swim team?
Chapter 11 17. What causes Cal to stop being a perfectionist?
Chapter 12 18. What does Con do to fill his free hours after school? 19. Why doesn't Con tell his parents he has quit swimming? 20. What indications are there that Con is beginning to get a grip on life?
Chapter 13
21. Why is Cal so pleased when Con picks the Christmas tree? 22. How does Beth first learn that Con quit swimming? What is her reaction?
Chapter 14 23. What reasons does Con give his father and Berger for his inability to talk to his mother?
Chapter 15 24. How does Con react to his parents' Christmas present? 25. Why does Beth feel Christmas was a bust?
Chapter 16 26. What does Con decide to do after he concludes that his life lacks organization? 27. After applying for a job at the library, what happens to Con to make him question his self-image? 28. Why is Con reluctant to show enthusiasm or gratitude for his new car?
Chapter 17 29. Why does Cal want to see Dr. Berger?
Chapter 18 30. What prompts Con to call Jeannine?
Chapter 19 31. What does Cal reveal about himself and his state of mind during his conversation with Ray?
Chapter 20 32. How does Con see himself as he waits for his date with Jeannine?
Chapter 21 33. What caused the falling out between Cal and Bacon?
Chapter 22 34. What triggers Con's confrontation with Stillman? 35. What does Con do at home after the fight?
Chapter 23 36. How does Cal react to Con's fight?
Chapter 24 37. Describe Con's relationship with his grandparents.
Chapter 25 38. How did Beth take the news of Jordan's death?
Chapter 26 39. What does Con realize about himself after his Saturday night show date? 40. How does Con react to the news of Karen's suicide?
Chapter 27
41. What does Berger suggest Con do about his pain?
Chapter 28 42. What does Beth admit during her fight with Cal?
Chapter 31 43. Why does Beth decide to leave? 44. How does Con react when his father tells him of Beth's decision to leave?
Epilogue 45. How is the friendship between Con and Lazenby renewed?
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