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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the chapter titled How to Drift Apart, what does Franny suggest Suzy start doing to her hair?
(a) Cutting it.
(b) Applying smoothing products to it.
(c) Dying it.
(d) Hiding it under a hat.

2. When does Suzy's not-talking start?
(a) A few days after Suzy broke her leg.
(b) A few days after Suzy got sent home from school for misbehaving.
(c) A few days after Suzy's birthday.
(d) A few days after Franny's funeral.

3. Who is Suzy's brother's partner?
(a) Jacob.
(b) James.
(c) Ronald.
(d) Rocco.

4. What does Mrs. Turton tell the class a hypothesis is?
(a) A definitive answer.
(b) A shot in the dark.
(c) A tentative explanation.
(d) A waste of time.

5. In the chapter titled Expert #1, why does Suzy decide not to contact her first possible jellyfish expert she identifies?
(a) The expert is really more of an expert in sea anemones, not jellyfish.
(b) The expert also writes haiku poetry that Suzy does not particularly care for.
(c) The expert has said he does not like talking to people.
(d) The expert seems very old and frail and Suzy is afraid of shocking him with her questions.

6. Where do Suzy and her father go every Saturday night together?
(a) The bowling alley.
(b) The movies.
(c) Ming Palace.
(d) The roller skating rink.

7. What does Suzy always order at the restaurant she visits with her father every Saturday?
(a) Wonton soup and honey chicken.
(b) Noodles.
(c) Hot and sour beef.
(d) General Tso's chicken.

8. What nickname does Suzy's mother call her by?
(a) Zu.
(b) Zuny.
(c) Suki.
(d) Suze.

9. In the chapter titled Ghost Heart, how many times does Mrs. Turton say a heart has beaten in a person who is 80 years old?
(a) 10 billion.
(b) 1 billion.
(c) 3 billion.
(d) 5 billion.

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

11. Who is the long-distance swimmer who is also a jellyfish expert Suzy considers contacting in the chapter titled Experts #2 and 3?
(a) Rhoda Green.
(b) Diane Rehm.
(c) Rona Mayer.
(d) Diana Nyad.

12. What does Suzy think does not seem very professional about the psychologist her parents take her to see?
(a) She eats during their session.
(b) She wears lacy black tights.
(c) She takes a phone call several times during their session.
(d) She has a lot of toys on her desk.

13. How many mass extinctions have there been since jellyfish have existed?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

14. In the chapter titled How to Make a Promise, what nickname does Suzy give Franny?
(a) Strawberry Straw.
(b) Strawberry Fields.
(c) Strawberry Sundae.
(d) Strawberry Girl.

15. How long was Franny Jackson dead before Suzy heard about her death?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 2 years.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Suzy's brother and his partner call Suzy?

3. In the chapter titled Blooms, what does Suzy say people need to know about jellyfish?

4. Which famous writer does Mrs. Turton tell the class they each have 20 billion atoms from in their own bodies?

5. Who is Suzy's brother?

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