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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. In the chapter titled How to Drift Apart, what does Franny suggest Suzy start doing to her hair?
(a) Applying smoothing products to it.
(b) Dying it.
(c) Cutting it.
(d) Hiding it under a hat.

2. In the chapter titled How to Make a Promise, who do Suzy and Franny talk about that they mutually dislike?
(a) Michael.
(b) Justin.
(c) Dylan.
(d) Aubrey.

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

4. What does Suzy notice about Franny the very first time they meet as children?
(a) Franny talks all the time.
(b) Franny is a really good swimmer.
(c) Franny is very short.
(d) Franny has the blackest hair Suzy has ever seen.

5. Who is Suzy's brother?
(a) Aaron.
(b) Jonathan.
(c) Jason.
(d) James.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Turton say provides the context for each student's scientific quest?

2. Who does Angel initially remind Suzy a little bit of?

3. How long was Franny Jackson dead before Suzy heard about her death?

4. What does Suzy find it difficult to tell Franny about in the chapter titled How to Not Say Something Important?

5. Why does Suzy decide not to contact Angel Yanagihara about jellyfish?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What kind of a relationship does Suzy have with her brother Aaron?

3. 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?

4. What does Aaron tell Suzy about middle school?

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

6. In the chapter titled How to Not Say Something Important, what does Suzy want to tell Franny but can never find the words for?

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

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

9. In the chapter titled How to Have a Friend, what is Suzy known for by her parents?

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

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