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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) Roommates.
(b) Brothers.
(c) Childhood friends.
(d) Lovers.

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

3. After his mother's burial, what does Conrad claim to have done horribly wrong?
(a) His car stops working.
(b) His grades.
(c) Dating Belly.
(d) Going to the beach house.

4. Where is Laurel when the characters learn of Susannah's passing?
(a) School.
(b) Her truck.
(c) Work.
(d) Home.

5. Why does Jeremiah want to kiss Belly?
(a) To show her he loves her.
(b) To make her laugh.
(c) To make her forget about Conrad.
(d) To beat his brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Aubrey in the book?

2. When Belly realizes Cory is ready to ask her out during the party, what does she do?

3. How are Conrad and Jeremiah related?

4. At his mother's burial, Conrad refers to Belly as what?

5. What does Nona do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Conrad act at the prom?

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

3. Following the funeral, what does Belly discover in the basement?

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

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

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

7. What is the final thing Susannah asks Belly?

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

9. What is Belly's relationship to Susannah Fisher?

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

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