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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. Who is Aubrey in the book?

2. What transpires on Belly's prom night?

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

4. Who alerts Belly to Conrad's disappearance?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Jenny Han use Taylor to help the reader get to know Belly better?

Essay Topic 2

Readers are presented with a point of view other than just Belly’s—several chapters are written from Jeremiah’s perspective. How does this change readers' experience?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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