I know this cute girl from my class, and she's fun to talk with sometimes. Other times it seems like she doesn't really answer me, and it's probably because I start out with a little closed-ended question, and when she gives a short answer followed by silence I feel like it would be stupid to ask another question right after (like it's an interrogation).

And then I also want to get a date with her or something, but I need to get some good conversations out first I think. I'm just not sure how I should do it. Any tips?