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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the school Suzy attends?
(a) Hartfield Middle School.
(b) Eugene Field Memorial Middle School.
(c) Jackson Middle School.
(d) Swanson Middle School.

2. Where is the long-distance swimmer who is the jellyfish expert trying to swim from and to?
(a) Cuba to Florida.
(b) Florida to New York.
(c) Canada to Alaska.
(d) England to Ireland.

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

4. What kind of doctor does Suzy's parents say they are taking her to in the Chapter titled Touch?
(a) A food doctor.
(b) A pain management doctor.
(c) An allergist.
(d) The kind of doctor she can talk to.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Franny tell Suzy she likes that shocks Suzy?

3. In the chapter titled Best Educated Guess, what does Suzy say about how she had left things with Franny?

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

5. What does Suzy's mother do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Suzy's very first reaction when her mother tells her that Franny has died?

2. How and when does Suzy become so interested in jellyfish?

3. Where and when does Suzy first meet Franny?

4. In the chapter titled Dumb Old Words, what does Suzy describe as one of the first times she realized her father was perplexed by what she chose to speak with him about?

5. What does Aaron tell Suzy about middle school?

6. What change in Suzy's behavior do her parents and teachers notice in the first few chapters of the book?

7. What does Mrs. Turton tell Suzy about her science report that Mrs. Turton seems to think might be challenging for Suzy?

8. What does Justin Maloney tell Suzy about how and why he has changed from his behavior in previous school years?

9. Why is Suzy upset to have to be lab partners with Justin Maloney?

10. In the chapter titled How to Not Say Something Important, what does Suzy want to tell Franny but can never find the words for?

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