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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Melinda decide on her continued walk to school in "Third Marking Period"?
(a) To skip school altogether.
(b) To start harrassing IT.
(c) To start talking to other students.
(d) To join the basketball team.

2. Where does Melinda begin working at Christmas break?
(a) A fast food store.
(b) The stockroom in her mother's store.
(c) The stockroom in a rival store from her mother's.
(d) At home raking the yard.

3. What did the summer party have that Melinda's mother does not know about?
(a) A tattoo artist giving tattoos.
(b) A lack of adult chaperones.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Beer and seniors.

4. What does Melinda wonder about one of the main characters in the book her English class is studying?
(a) If the character tried to say no.
(b) If the character was oppressed like she is.
(c) Why the character took being transported back in time so calmly.
(d) If the character was scared in the house.

5. Who does Melinda see in the mall on the last day of Spring break?
(a) Rachel.
(b) Heather.
(c) Ivy.
(d) Andy.

6. What does Melinda think she may be when she is an adult?
(a) A basketball player.
(b) An artist.
(c) An insurance agent.
(d) A teacher.

7. Who is Andy Evans?
(a) IT.
(b) The captain of the boys' swim team.
(c) No one that Melinda knows.
(d) The captain of the boys' tennis team.

8. Who does Melinda wish had attended Merryweather?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Picasso.
(d) Gris.

9. What does Melinda do in her clothes closet at home?
(a) Laughs.
(b) Sleeps.
(c) Screams.
(d) Cries.

10. What has Melinda's parents noticed in "Third Marking Period"?
(a) That she is a very talented artist.
(b) That she is sometimes manic.
(c) That she does not talk.
(d) That she is improving on the guitar even with no lessons.

11. What is something Melinda receives from her parents for Christmas?
(a) A new bike.
(b) A guitar.
(c) Drawing materials.
(d) An old beat-up car.

12. To where does Melinda catch the bus in "Third Marking Period"?
(a) The quarry.
(b) The mall.
(c) Her therapist's office.
(d) Her mother's store.

13. What causes Melinda to feel uncomfortable in "Third Marking Period"?
(a) The Principal nodding at her and smiling.
(b) Mr. Freeman saying he'd like to meet Melinda's mom.
(c) Andy smiling at her sincerely.
(d) Mr. Freeman offering Melinda a ride.

14. Why does the principal call Melinda's parents?
(a) To tell them that Melinda could join the basketball team if she did better in school.
(b) To set up a meeting.
(c) To get permission for Melinda to go on a field trip with the art class.
(d) To get permission for Melinda to go on a field trip with the English class.

15. What does Melinda do for a whole week?
(a) Speak to David about stuff besides lab work.
(b) Speak to her parents at dinner.
(c) Not speak to Heather.
(d) Attend class without skipping.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Melinda done this April in "Fourth Marking Period"?

2. Where does David invite Melinda in "Third Marking Period"?

3. Why does Melinda drop the posters she is hanging?

4. What does Melinda do at her father's office?

5. What does Melinda do after Mr. Freeman comments on her work in "Fourth Marking Period"?

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