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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which jellyfish expert does Suzy eventually settle on contacting in the chapter titled Crazy Brave?
(a) Diana Nyad.
(b) Tahiri Lemon.
(c) Angel Yangahara.
(d) Jamie Seymour.

2. What does Suzy like about the jellyfish expert's videos that she watches in the chapter titled Crazy Brave?
(a) He is in agony from jellyfish stings but still records himself.
(b) He is very funny.
(c) He takes other people in the tank to study jellyfish with him.
(d) He is very serious.

3. In the chapter titled Best Educated Guess, what does Suzy say about how she had left things with Franny?
(a) That she should have told Franny not to worry about borrowing her things all the time and that she was not really mad at Franny.
(b) That she had wanted to have ice cream with Franny one last time.
(c) That she still missed Franny so much because of how close they had been right up until Franny died.
(d) That things had ended between them in the worst possible way.

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

5. What does Suzy say, in the chapter titled Dumb Old Words, that she does not understand?
(a) How her mother and father will be able to afford college for her.
(b) Romantic relationships.
(c) Small talk.
(d) Her father's interest in her.

6. What is Suzy's mother known for that she explains in the chapter titled 150 Million Stings?
(a) Being a skilled sewer.
(b) Doing her own carpentry projects.
(c) Being an incredibly good cook.
(d) Bargain-hunting while shopping.

7. In the chapter titled How to Have a Friend, what does Aubrey say about Franny?
(a) That Franny never had a father.
(b) That Franny is not pretty or smart.
(c) That Franny is poor.
(d) That Franny is a good reader.

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

9. What does Suzy notice about Franny the very first time they meet as children?
(a) Franny has the blackest hair Suzy has ever seen.
(b) Franny talks all the time.
(c) Franny is a really good swimmer.
(d) Franny is very short.

10. What is the scientific name for the near-transparent moon jellyfish mentioned in the chapter titled Ghost Heart?
(a) Aurelia Mongonia.
(b) Aurelia aurita.
(c) Aurelia Felicia.
(d) Aurelia Atolla.

11. In the chapter titled How to Get Things Wrong, what does Franny say to Suzy that hurts her feelings terribly?
(a) She asks Suzy why Suzy is so dumb.
(b) She tells Suzy she is ugly.
(c) She asks Suzy why she has to be so weird.
(d) She tells Suzy she does not want to be friends any more.

12. What word does Franny start using all the time in the chapter titled How to Drift Apart?
(a) Cute.
(b) Wicked.
(c) Brazen.
(d) Cool.

13. What does Mrs. Turton say provides the context for each student's scientific quest?
(a) Your hypothesis.
(b) Your first-hand experience.
(c) Your essay.
(d) Your background.

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

15. How do Suzy's parents describe the way she talks?
(a) Non-talking.
(b) Quiet talking.
(c) Fast talking.
(d) Constant-talking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Suzy's brother tell her about middle school in the chapter titled 150 Million Stings?

2. In the chapter titled How to Get Things Wrong, who does Franny start sitting with at lunch?

3. Who is Suzy's brother?

4. How many mass extinctions have there been since jellyfish have existed?

5. What is the name of Franny's dog?

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