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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. When Belly awakens after arriving to pick up Conrad, what does she pretend?

2. Why is a telescope purchased for Belly?

3. Jeremiah claims Conrad should not be with Belly for what reason?

4. What is the only negative aspect of Belly's journey with Conrad?

5. Who buys Belly a telescope when she is younger?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Belly drink with Conrad and Jeremiah at the beach house?

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

4. In a flashback, what excuse does Conrad provide when they are reprimanded for using Mr. Fisher's blender?

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

6. When Conrad disappears, how does Jeremiah determine where he has gone?

7. What is Conrad doing when Belly and Jeremiah arrive at the beach house?

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

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

10. Why does Jeremiah want to kiss Belly?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the turning point in Belly and Conrad’s relationship? Were you surprised by the direction it took?

Essay Topic 2

How do Belly’s experiences in It’s Not Summer Without You represent her coming of age?

Essay Topic 3

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

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