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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What unique jewelry does Belly wear at Susannah's funeral?

2. Who is Aubrey in the book?

3. What is Taylor's boyfriend's name in the beginning of the novel?

4. How far does Conrad have to go from the beach home to see Belly?

5. Who drives Belly to her prom?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How does Conrad act at the prom?

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

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

10. What impact does the name "Cinderbelly" have on Belly?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in this book?

Essay Topic 2

How did Belly's relationship with Jeremiah change over the course of the plot? What caused these changes, and what significance does this have to the outcome of the book?

Essay Topic 3

How might the story have been different if Jenny Han had written the novel in third person?

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