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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 the name of the voice on the Medi-Talker that Melody chooses to use?

2. What is the stage manager's son's name who is in a wheelchair in Chapter 23?

3. In what state does Melody live?

4. What does Melody say she would draw if she could in the beginning of Chapter 13?

5. What is Edison Elementary's Whiz Kids team's score after round three in Chapter 24?

Short Essay Questions

1. What contest has Mrs. V won in Chapter 13? How did she win the contest?

2. How does Rose's new computer inspire Melody in Chapter 14?

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

4. What is the plan for preparing for the national championship for the Spaulding Street Elementary Whiz Kids team in Chapter 27?

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

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

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

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

9. How does Mrs. V assist Melody in achieving her objective in Chapter 15?

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

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 relationship with her parents. Who is Melody closest to? Why? Would you say that Melody's parents are supportive? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the themes of family, friendship, and support in the novel. Who are the characters the support Melody the most? How do they support her? What does family mean to Melody?

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