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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. When Belly and Conrad are alone on the porch, what is it that she is attempting to memorize?
(a) The cloud forms.
(b) The beach.
(c) A picture.
(d) Her homework notes.

2. Why does Taylor want her parents to stay together?
(a) So they can go on trips.
(b) So they can be a family.
(c) So she will not have to choose between them.
(d) So they can go to the beach house.

3. When Belly encounters Conrad on the corner, where do they go?
(a) The high school.
(b) His dorm.
(c) A hotel.
(d) The beach house.

4. Why is a telescope purchased for Belly?
(a) She is reading a book on it.
(b) She likes to watch ships.
(c) She is interested in the stars.
(d) She draws a picture of one.

5. What stands out to Belly about the majority of the attendees at the last beach house party?
(a) She does not know them.
(b) They are having fun.
(c) Eric is mad at them.
(d) They stay away from her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who informs Jeremiah that Conrad is surfing?

2. After Belly's performance at the most recent beach house party, why does Conrad not want her to go into the water?

3. Who does Conrad invite to share his brother's secret with him?

4. What is Sandy's occupation?

5. Why does Belly claims that her father and Mr. Fisher never get along?

Short Essay Questions

1. What emotion does Belly experience when Mr. Fisher converses with her at the beach house?

2. What does Belly do when she is alone on the porch at the beach house with Conrad when she comes to retrieve him?

3. Who is Jeremiah talking to in the kitchen in Chapter 36?

4. Why does Conrad believe his father will not be able to sell the beach house property?

5. What is written in the old journal Belly discovers at the house?

6. What makes Jeremiah claim that he needs Belly's assistance to return Conrad to school?

7. What is Belly's validation for her getaway with Conrad?

8. What does Belly do on her getaway with Conrad?

9. What, according to Jeremiah, would have helped him cope with his sadness and why?

10. What does Belly take with her to Cousins, and why?

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