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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the chapter titled Expert #1, how does Suzy look for jellyfish experts?

3. In the chapter titled Touch, which exhibit at the aquarium does Suzy sneak off to see herself?

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

5. In the chapter titled How to Make a Promise, what nickname does Franny give Suzy?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the chapter titled Expert #1, what topic is Suzy looking for experts she can speak with about?

2. Where and when does Suzy first meet Franny?

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

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

5. How does Suzy's father react to her initial refusals to engage in conversation with him over their weekly dinner?

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

7. What does Franny ask Suzy to do in the chapter titled How to Make a Promise?

8. What is the event that Suzy begins referring to as "The Worst Thing"?

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing Suzy's attitudes towards her therapist, "Dr. Legs," and her feelings about therapy in general.

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think Suzy immediately becomes convinced, upon reading about jellyfish at an aquarium exhibit on a school trip, that a jellyfish sting was responsible for Franny's death - despite there being no evidence that this was the case? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 3

At different points in the novel, Suzy performs exhaustive research and discusses detailed facts about jellyfish. Write an essay analyzing which characteristics and traits about jellyfish seem to resonate the most deeply with Suzy, especially as they seem to contrast with or contradict human traits.

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