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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 is Conrad doing at the beginning of the book?

2. What Belly's prom date forget to give her?

3. At his mother's burial, Conrad refers to Belly as what?

4. Who invites Belly to the prom?

5. What does Belly accomplish before her most recent encounter with Susannah?

Short Essay Questions

1. After the burial for his mother, why does Jeremiah get enraged with Belly?

2. What is Belly's relationship to Susannah Fisher?

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

4. What is the subject of Belly's daydreams at the start of the book?

5. How does Susannah's spouse, in Steven's opinion, manage her passing?

6. What is Belly's shocking revelation at Susannah's memorial service?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were the main reasons for the ending of the Laurel's marriage, and how did the end of this relationship affect some of the other characters in the book?

Essay Topic 2

In what ways does each person in the house (Jeremiah, Conrad, Susannah, and Laurel) play a particular “role”—in the story, overall, and in Belly’s life?

Essay Topic 3

Is Belly a child or an adult? Can she be both at one time?

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