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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 subject is Conrad excellent in?

2. What do Conrad and Belly drink at the beach when they go alone?

3. In the daydream at the beginning of the book, why does Jeremiah throw Conrad into the water?

4. What does Belly do when she receives a prom invitation?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Susannah's spouse, in Steven's opinion, manage her passing?

2. When Jeremiah phones Belly in a frenzy some time after the funeral, what does Belly agree to assist Jeremiah with?

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

4. After the burial for his mother, why does Jeremiah get enraged with Belly?

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

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

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

8. What is it about Jeremiah's request for a turning point that concerns him?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the ending. What happened? What do you think will happen from here?

Essay Topic 2

How did Jenny Han use Taylor to help the reader get to know Belly better?

Essay Topic 3

Readers get a great feel for the house at Cousins Beach in the first chapter. How does Jenny Han use all five senses to describe the novel’s setting? Describe similar examples of writing craft throughout the book.

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