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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. With which of the following does Chapter 1 begin?

2. With which of the following does Chapter 9 begin?

3. Where does Trinity report having lived?

4. Which of the following languages has Melody studied?

5. Music by which of the following is played at Melody’s first campground bonfire?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reason does Melody note not feeling left out as Penny and Valencia chase fireflies?

2. What smell does Melody note her mother has?

3. What reasons does Melody posit she was initially rejected from Green Glades?

4. What reasons does Melody give for wanting to attend camp?

5. Why does Melody opt to wear an orange shirt her first morning at camp?

6. Why does Melody note appreciating being allowed to bathe herself?

7. How does Melody react to being told to make a mess in art?

8. What does Sage describe as her claim to fame?

9. What reason does Melody give for wanting to be early?

10. How does Melody describe the smell of camp?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the limited paratext in the novel—the first paragraph of each chapter is formatted differently, as is the narrator’s dialogue, and a single image appears at the end of the main text. What effect does this have on the reading, and how does the effect present itself?

Essay Topic 2

At several points in the novel, the protagonist notes learning new things from camp staff and other campers with phrases such as “How come I’d never thought of that?” (135) and the like. What impression of the protagonist is created by such revelations, and how is it fostered?

Essay Topic 3

Overall, what is the most important theme of Out of My Heart. What in the text indicates as much? How does it do so?

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