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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 64 - 132).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About how many hours a day does the long-distance swimmer who is also a jellyfish expert train?
(a) 14 hours.
(b) 20 hours.
(c) 10 hours.
(d) 8 hours.

2. What kind of jellyfish was the jellyfish expert Suzy wants to contact stung by in his video?
(a) An Arora Borealis.
(b) A Glass Moon.
(c) An Aurelia Mongola.
(d) An Irukandji.

3. Where does Jamie Seymour live?
(a) The United Kingdom.
(b) Australia.
(c) Ireland.
(d) New Zealand.

4. Why does Suzy decide not to contact Angel Yanagihara about jellyfish?
(a) She did not seem to like to talk to people.
(b) She thinks Angel may be a fraud.
(c) She hurt a mouse with venom, and Suzy did not like that.
(d) She thinks Angel might have changed fields of study.

5. In the chapter titled Mote of Dust, why does Mrs. Turton stop Suzy before she leaves class?
(a) To ask if she is OK.
(b) To ask if she has any friends.
(c) To ask if she has chosen a topic for her science report.
(d) To see if she wants to eat lunch in her classroom instead of the cafeteria from now on.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the chapter How to Not Say Something Important, what does Franny ask Suzy that makes Suzy realize things are changing in their friendship?

2. What does Mrs. Turton say provides the context for each student's scientific quest?

3. What does Suzy think does not seem very professional about the psychologist her parents take her to see?

4. How long was Franny Jackson dead before Suzy heard about her death?

5. Where is the long-distance swimmer who is the jellyfish expert trying to swim from and to?

(see the answer key)

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