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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ancient city was covered in ash after the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius, according to the audio Melody listens to in Chapter 18?
(a) Acropolis.
(b) Athens.
(c) Rome.
(d) Pompeii.

2. What is the video game that came installed on Melody's Medi-Talker?
(a) Super Mario Brothers.
(b) Vice City.
(c) Angry Birds.
(d) Space Soldiers.

3. What month is it when the Whiz Kids team faces their first competition in Chapter 23?
(a) March.
(b) January.
(c) April.
(d) September.

4. Who does Miss Gordon say invented the flush toilet in 1596?
(a) William Swift.
(b) James Osborne.
(c) John Harrington.
(d) Alexander Heft.

5. What is the only rock that floats?
(a) Pumice.
(b) Clay.
(c) Diamond.
(d) Shale.

6. Where does Connor say his grandmother lives in Chapter 21?
(a) Cleveland.
(b) New York.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Los Angeles.

7. What word refers to the dot over a lower-case "i"?
(a) Promontory.
(b) Projectile.
(c) Proscenium.
(d) Tittle.

8. What is the stage manager's son's name who is in a wheelchair in Chapter 23?
(a) Andrew.
(b) Rusty.
(c) Jack.
(d) James.

9. Who are the two alternates that are announced for the Whiz Kids team that are in the fifth grade in Chapter 21?
(a) Rodney and Connor.
(b) Molly and Rodney.
(c) Claire and Sarah.
(d) Melody and Carl.

10. Who are the two alternates to the Whiz Kids team from the sixth grade?
(a) Amanda and Elena.
(b) Sarah and Molly.
(c) James and Walter.
(d) Peter and Carl.

11. How many questions are the Whiz Kids teams asked in round one of the competition in Chapter 24?
(a) 10.
(b) 25.
(c) 50.
(d) 100.

12. What does Amanda tell Rose before the televised Whiz Kids competition in Chapter 23?
(a) "Here's a four-leaf clover."
(b) "Go get 'em, Cowgirl."
(c) "I hope you fall on your face."
(d) "Break a leg."

13. What does Melody say she would draw if she could in the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) A rainbow.
(b) A rose.
(c) A dog.
(d) A house.

14. How many alternate team members will be chosen from the Whiz Kids quiz in Chapter 20?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

15. How much of the cost of Melody's Medi-Talker does insurance cover?
(a) About one-fourth the cost.
(b) About half the cost.
(c) About one-third the cost.
(d) All of the cost.

Short Answer Questions

1. What grades can participate in the Whiz Kids competition?

2. What is the name of the voice on the Medi-Talker that Melody chooses to use?

3. Who stands next to Melody during the Whiz Kids competition in Chapter 24?

4. What is Rose's weakness in the Whiz Kids competitions?

5. What does the word "oxymoron" mean?

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