Emotional Intelligence in The Thing about Jellyfish

Answer these question about the book The Thing about Jellyfish to practice emotional intelligence.

These questions are from chapters eleven to sixteen of The Thing About Jellyfish, “Dumb Old Words” to “How to not Say Something Important”. Answer these to practice emotional intelligence skills. There is no one right answer.

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Do you think Suzy made a good decision to stop talking? If you said no, what do you think she should have done?

How do you think that (either your decision or Suzy’s decision to not talk) would help her, has helped her, or would have helped her? How would or does that make her as well as her family members feel?

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Mrs. Turton expects Suzy to speak and considers that appropriate. Do you think it is worth it for Suzy to do what Mrs. Turton considers to be appropriate? Why?