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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. What question does "Dr. Legs" ask Suzy at the beginning of each session?

2. What place does Franny's funeral take place at?

3. In the chapter titled Goodbye, Thor, what do Suzy and Justin Maloney dissect?

4. What television show was Bridget Brown's story on?

5. In the chapter titled How to Lose a Friend, what does Suzy say she is becoming an expert in?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the chapter titled Instant Calm, what makes Suzy feel better immediately and why?

2. In the chapter titled Instant Calm, why does Sarah Johnston seem to decide not to join Suzy and Justin in Mrs. Turton's room at lunch?

3. In the chapter titled How to Plan Your Escape, what does Suzy plan to do to buy her plane ticket to Australia?

4. In the chapter titled Stronger Than Us, what are a few of the facts about jellyfish that Suzy thinks makes them more resilient than humans?

5. In the chapter titled What I Don't Want to Talk About, how does Suzy feel seeing other girls upset at Franny's funeral?

6. In the chapter titled How to Lose a Friend, what does Franny do to Suzy that solidifies their rift?

7. In the chapter titled Pollination, what does Mrs. Turton introduce to Suzy that Suzy becomes fascinated with?

8. In the chapter titled What I Don't Want to Talk About, why does Suzy feel that everyone at Franny's funeral had "given up"?

9. What question does the psychiatrist, who Suzy thinks of as "Dr. Legs," always ask Suzy at the start of their sessions?

10. How does the class react to Suzy's science report presentation in the chapter titled Imagine a Creature?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing when, why, and how Suzy's perspective about Franny's death begins to undergo a significant shift. What are the factors that finally seem to start to change Suzy's mind about what might have happened to Franny?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay comparing and contrasting the grieving process Suzy goes through that marks the end of her and Franny's friendship and the grieving process Suzy goes through after Franny's death. What other emotions does Suzy experience as a part of both of these processes?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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