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

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

3. What does Belly do before attending a celebration at the beginning of the book?
(a) Goes to school.
(b) Opens a present.
(c) Goes to the office.
(d) Prepares her mother dinner.

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

5. Who tells Susannah a lie about the prom?
(a) Mr. Fisher
(b) Belly.
(c) Taylor.
(d) Conrad.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Belly's prom companion leave the dance so quickly?

3. Who informs Belly that Cory is fond of her?

4. What is the purpose of Belly's remaining necklace?

5. At the start of the novel, what does Cory do to enrage Belly?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Conrad act at the prom?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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