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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. After Susannah's burial, who does Belly want to console her?
(a) Susannah.
(b) Susannah.
(c) Conrad.
(d) Taylor.

2. What is Taylor's boyfriend's name in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Harry.
(b) Asher.
(c) Ben.
(d) Tony.

3. Why does Jeremiah finally call Belly?
(a) Conrad goes missing.
(b) He needs company.
(c) His father wants him to.
(d) It is her birthday.

4. Where does Conrad disappear from?
(a) College.
(b) Summer school.
(c) The car.
(d) The beach house.

5. Why is Belly ecstatic when Conrad vanishes?
(a) It doesn't.
(b) It gets her mind off Susannah's death.
(c) She can finally see him.
(d) It tells her that he loves her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Laurel when the characters learn of Susannah's passing?

2. Which school campus does Conrad attend?

3. At the start of the novel, what does Cory do to enrage Belly?

4. When Belly realizes Cory is ready to ask her out during the party, what does she do?

5. What, in Belly's opinion, might have been done differently to alter how the prom night ends?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Belly consent to attend the party at the start of the book?

2. What makes it hard for Conrad to call Belly after leaving the beach house?

3. What is it about Jeremiah's request for a turning point that concerns him?

4. How does Belly feel before her last meeting with Susannah?

5. Taylor wants Belly to date Cory, but why?

6. What conflict does Belly and Taylor have at the party?

7. What happens at the poolside the previous summer that Jeremiah labels a pivotal moment in the dynamic between himself, Belly, and Conrad?

8. How and why does Belly dress for Susannah's funeral?

9. What does Jeremiah claim was the defining event in his grief?

10. What is the final thing Susannah asks Belly?

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