Out of My Mind Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 115 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Out of My Mind Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 115 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. What is Mr. Dimming's first name?

2. 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?"

3. Who does Melody choose to write her biography paper on for English class in Chapter 14?

4. Who calls Mrs. V to tell her about Melody's experience in history class in Chapter 18?

5. What is the video game that came installed on Melody's Medi-Talker?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are the results of Mr. Dimming's test in Chapter 21?

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

4. What is the outcome of the first round of the regional Whiz Kids tournament in Chapter 24?

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

6. How does Melody's Whiz Kids team fare on the final round of the regional tournament in Chapter 25? How does the team respond?

7. What foreshadowing is seen in Chapter 19?

8. Who goes to the aquarium with Melody in Chapter 13? How does Melody describe the experience?

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

10. What is Melody's reaction when she sees the newspaper in the beginning of Chapter 27?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does the Whiz Kids tournament represent in the narrative? Where does the first regional tournament take place? How does Spaulding Street Elementary's team fare? What place does Spaulding Street attain at the national championships?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Melody's friendship with Rose in the novel. What forms the initial basis of their friendship? How does their friendship evolve as Melody gains the ability to communicate? What discrimination does Rose face as she befriends Melody?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the narrative style of Out of My Mind. From whose perspective is the story related? Why do you think the author chose to employ this narrative perspective? How would the novel change if told from a different point of view?

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