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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 - 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who taught Melody's special education classes in third grade?
(a) Mrs. Tracy.
(b) Mrs. Billups.
(c) Mr. Dimmings.
(d) Mrs. Shannon.

2. The narrator says in Chapter 1, "Words have always swirled around me like snowflakes--each one delicate and different, each one melting untouched in my hands." What literary device is used in this sentence?
(a) Personification.
(b) Simile.
(c) Literary allusion.
(d) Onomatopoeia.

3. How old was Melody when she had the outburst in the store about the painted toy blocks described in Chapter 3?
(a) 7.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

4. What color does Melody describe her eyes as in Chapter 2?
(a) Dark green.
(b) Dark brown.
(c) Hazel.
(d) Light blue.

5. What teacher, whom Melody describes her mother ranting at in Chapter 7, quit her job after spring break?
(a) Mrs. Gross.
(b) Mrs. Billups.
(c) Mrs. Shannon.
(d) Mrs. Tracy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the two girls that Melody describes as "mean to almost everybody on the playground" in Chapter 11?

2. What aspect of her appearance does Melody describe having appreciation for in Chapter 2?

3. How old is Melody when her mother becomes pregnant with her second child?

4. Who is the author of the novel Shiloh?

5. What disability does Maria have?

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