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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 does Mrs. Turton tell her class every report or paper should begin with?
(a) A question.
(b) An introduction that establishes the purpose of the piece of writing.
(c) A pithy quote.
(d) A promise.

2. 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 see if she wants to eat lunch in her classroom instead of the cafeteria from now on.
(c) To ask if she has any friends.
(d) To ask if she has chosen a topic for her science report.

3. What does Suzy's lab partner tell her he is taking medication for?
(a) Hypertension.
(b) ADHD.
(c) Asthma.
(d) Diabetes.

4. What does Suzy's mother do for a living?
(a) She is a graphic designer.
(b) She is a real estate agent.
(c) She is an accountant.
(d) She is a writer.

5. What does Suzy compare hers and Franny's friendship to in the chapter titled How to Not Say Something Important?
(a) The ocean.
(b) The library.
(c) The weeds.
(d) Suzy's own tangled hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Suzy's mother known for that she explains in the chapter titled 150 Million Stings?

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

3. Which jellyfish expert does Suzy eventually settle on contacting in the chapter titled Crazy Brave?

4. Which is one of the most venomous jellyfish in the world?

5. In the chapter titled How to Drift Apart, what does Franny suggest Suzy start doing to her hair?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where does Suzy's pattern of not talking begin, and who is she with when it starts?

4. In the chapter Mote of Dust, why does Suzy get the impression Mrs. Turton is speaking directly to her when she addresses the class?

5. What does Aaron tell Suzy about middle school?

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

7. In the chapter titled Best Educated Guess, what is Suzy's hypothesis that she writes in her notebook?

8. In the chapter titled Experts # 2 and 3, who does Suzy settle on as the expert she will contact for information about jellyfish and why?

9. In the chapter titled Best Educated Guess, what does Suzy write about in her notebook?

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

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