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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. How do Conrad and Eric know each other?
(a) Brothers.
(b) Childhood friends.
(c) Roommates.
(d) Lovers.

2. How does Conrad treat Belly when they are childhood friends?
(a) He talks to her all the time.
(b) He is mean to her.
(c) He ignores her.
(d) He treats her like a sister.

3. Where does Conrad disappear from?
(a) The beach house.
(b) Summer school.
(c) The car.
(d) College.

4. Which school campus does Conrad attend?
(a) Brown.
(b) Harvard.
(c) LMU.
(d) NYU.

5. How does Jeremiah learn that Conrad is considering dating Belly?
(a) The way he talks to her.
(b) What he writes about her.
(c) He dreams about her.
(d) The way he watches her.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After the funeral, what does Belly do at Jeremiah's house?

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

4. Who comes to console Belly after Susannah's funeral?

5. In what location did Jeremiah and Belly often engage in summertime play?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How and why does Belly dress for Susannah's funeral?

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

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

7. How does Conrad act at the prom?

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

9. Why does Belly consent to attend the party at the start of the book?

10. What is the subject of Belly's daydreams at the start of the book?

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