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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Second Marking Period (through page 70).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Melinda's response to her parents' harangue at the dinner table?
(a) She goes to her room.
(b) She cries.
(c) She tells them she will do better.
(d) She defends her actions.

2. How many clubs does Heather want Melinda to join?
(a) 5.
(b) 0.
(c) 1.
(d) 10.

3. Why is Melinda's jaw sore in "Second Marking Period"?
(a) She has just had braces put in.
(b) From clenching it during the night.
(c) A guy hit her accidentally.
(d) A girl in gym class hit her with a tennis racket.

4. What did Melinda do last year on Halloween?
(a) Stayed home and read Dracula.
(b) Went out with her "clan."
(c) Babysat for a neighbor.
(d) Went to a scary movie.

5. Where do the ninth graders go when they arrive on the first day of school?
(a) The auditorium.
(b) The gymnasium.
(c) Their first period class.
(d) Homeroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Melinda buy her lunch on her first day of school?

2. What happens when Melinda tries to talk to her parents or a teacher in "Second Marking Period"?

3. What does Melinda's family end up eating on Thanksgiving?

4. Where does Melinda decide to spend her time after school?

5. Why is the clan expensive to belong to?

(see the answer key)

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