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

2. When Belly sees Susannah for the last time, who is accompanying her?

3. What prevents Conrad from calling Belly once he leaves the beach house?

4. How many proms has Jeremiah attended?

5. How does Belly obtain a prom invitation?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the final thing Susannah asks Belly?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Do you identify with Jenny Han’s powerful description of first love?

Essay Topic 3

Explain Belly’s feelings for Cam over the course of the novel. Did she ever really like him? What stopped her, ultimately, from falling in love with him?

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