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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. Why does Belly feel bad about her previous encounter with Susannah?

2. What does Belly accomplish before her most recent encounter with Susannah?

3. Who drives Belly to her prom?

4. The last time they speak, Susannah asks Belly for what favor?

5. Why does Susannah's attorney talk to Belly's mother so frequently?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes it hard for Conrad to call Belly after leaving the beach house?

2. What happens at the poolside the previous summer that Jeremiah labels a pivotal moment in the dynamic between himself, Belly, and Conrad?

3. How does Belly feel before her last meeting with Susannah?

4. How does Conrad act at the prom?

5. What conflict does Belly and Taylor have at the party?

6. What does Jeremiah claim was the defining event in his grief?

7. Taylor wants Belly to date Cory, but why?

8. What is the final thing Susannah asks Belly?

9. What is Belly's shocking revelation at Susannah's memorial service?

10. What impact does the name "Cinderbelly" have on Belly?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you identify with Jenny Han’s powerful description of first love?

Essay Topic 2

How do the main characters feel about Susannah Fisher's death? How do they cope with it?

Essay Topic 3

Readers are presented with a point of view other than just Belly’s—several chapters are written from Jeremiah’s perspective. How does this change readers' experience?

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