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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 sport does Conrad try for a while?

2. What foods does Susannah like eating?

3. What slur is Taylor aiming at Conrad?

4. What does Laurel do when Mr. Fisher becomes angry when the kids mess up his appliance?

5. When Belly and Conrad are alone on the porch, what is it that she is attempting to memorize?

Short Essay Questions

1. In a flashback, what takes place when the children attempt to utilize Mr. Fisher's blender?

2. How does Belly feel when she is swimming in the beach house pool?

3. What do Belly and Taylor generally do after their huge fights?

4. What surprises Belly when Sandy visits the beach home in question?

5. What does Belly find while in Conrad's dorm room?

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

7. What does Belly discover in Conrad's room that she is certain is meant for her, and how does she know this?

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

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

10. What makes Belly's vow to put on Taylor's platform sandals ironic?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

In this novel, several different characters were convinced to take actions that they otherwise would not have taken. Which of these situations are these, and how did persuasion impact the plot's development?

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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