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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the correct answer for the quiz question in Chapter 20 regarding the capital of Columbia?
(a) Jakarta.
(b) Brussels.
(c) Santiago.
(d) Bogota.

2. For how long does the Whiz Kids team meet after school for practice prior to their first competition in Chapter 22?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 3 weeks.

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

4. What is the correct answer to the question from the Whiz Kids competition, "The battles of Lexington and Concord in the American Revolutionary War were fought in what year?"
(a) 1776.
(b) 1775.
(c) 1774.
(d) 1777.

5. What is the subject of the essay that Mrs. V entered into a contest at the bookstore in Chapter 13?
(a) Why fish are important in our world ecology.
(b) The meaning of "the other" in literature.
(c) The lives of everyday people.
(d) Postmodernism in art and music.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the stage manager at the television studio where the Whiz Kids competition is filmed in Chapter 23?

2. Who are the two alternates that are announced for the Whiz Kids team that are in the fifth grade in Chapter 21?

3. What is Mr. Dimming's first name?

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

5. What is Mrs. V's pet name for Melody?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Melody's teachers and peers respond when she returns to school with her Medi-Talker in Chapter 16?

2. How does Mrs. V respond when she learns about the comment made by Mr. Dimming in Chapter 18?

3. What test does Mr. Dimming give to his history class in Chapter 17? What is the purpose of the test?

4. How does Catherine encourage Melody to keep advancing in Chapter 27?

5. How does the media respond to the competition results at the Whiz Kids tournament in Chapter 25?

6. How is Melody introduced to the character named Paul? What has Paul done to assist Melody?

7. What convinces Mr. Dimming to allow Melody to take the test in Chapter 20?

8. What foreshadowing is seen in Chapter 19?

9. What are the first words that Melody says to her parents with her Medi-Talker? How do they respond?

10. How do the national championships differ from the regional tournaments in the Whiz Kids competition?

(see the answer keys)

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