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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 does Suzy's brother do for a living?

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

3. Which is one of the most venomous jellyfish in the world?

4. What does Suzy remember her lab partner doing some time ago in school that made him look goofy?

5. In the chapter How to Not Say Something Important, what does Franny ask Suzy that makes Suzy realize things are changing in their friendship?

Short Essay Questions

1. How and when does Suzy become so interested in jellyfish?

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

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

4. In the chapter Mote of Dust, why does Suzy get the impression Mrs. Turton is speaking directly to her when she addresses the class?

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

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

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

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

9. What does Suzy's mother tell her about Franny's death that Suzy finds it difficult to accept?

10. What does Mrs. Turton tell Suzy about her science report that Mrs. Turton seems to think might be challenging for Suzy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Write an essay analyzing how Benjamin uses the evolution of Suzy's and Franny's relationship to build suspense for the reader throughout this novel, citing specific references to the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

In the chapter titled Dumb Old Words, Suzy tells her father she is thinking about the Great Pacific Garbage Vortex when her father attempts to make light small-talk with her during one of their weekly dinners. Suzy realizes by her father's reaction to her that he does not really know how to respond to her choice of conversational topic. Write an essay analyzing how this incident fits into Suzy's larger problem of feeling as if she always says the wrong thing, citing specific examples from the text to support your answer.

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