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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. What unique jewelry does Belly wear at Susannah's funeral?
(a) Plastic earrings.
(b) A necklace.
(c) Red glasses.
(d) A gold watch.

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

3. How does Belly assist Conrad in overcoming his depression?
(a) By calling him three times a week.
(b) By reading to him.
(c) By making him laugh.
(d) By comforting him.

4. What, in Belly's opinion, might have been done differently to alter how the prom night ends?
(a) She could have not walked away.
(b) She could have gone home.
(c) She could have dressed up more.
(d) She could have been kissed.

5. What does Belly do when she receives a prom invitation?
(a) Replies yes.
(b) Finds another date.
(c) She goes home.
(d) Gets someone else to take her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the topic of Susannah's advice before to Belly's prom?

2. After Susannah's burial, who does Belly want to console her?

3. What is Steven setting aside money for?

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

5. How does Mr. Fisher deal with Susannah's death?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is the final thing Susannah asks Belly?

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

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

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

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

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