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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Melinda at the party when she called the police?
(a) A girl screamed at Melinda.
(b) Someone pushed her into a closet and locked the door.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Someone slapped her.

2. What book is being studied in English in "Third Marking Period"?
(a) The Scarlett Letter.
(b) The House of Seven Gables.
(c) A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court.
(d) Their Eyes Were Watching God.

3. What does Mr. Freeman's painting express?
(a) His love of teaching.
(b) His love of technology.
(c) His unhappiness with the school board.
(d) His love of nature.

4. What does Melinda do at her father's office?
(a) Stuff envelopes.
(b) Greet clients.
(c) Clean.
(d) Answer the phone.

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

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

7. With whom does Melinda sometimes exchange notes?
(a) Andy.
(b) Heather.
(c) David.
(d) Rachel.

8. What makes Melinda feel fearful about David?
(a) That he might reject her.
(b) Nothing.
(c) That he might try to touch her.
(d) That he might tell her parents about the summer party.

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

10. Who is in detention when Melinda attends?
(a) Andy.
(b) No one else.
(c) David.
(d) Heather.

11. How does Melinda feel as she runs away from the store in "Third Marking Period"?
(a) Like a trapped rat.
(b) Like a track star.
(c) Like a rabid dog.
(d) Like a scared rabbit.

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

13. What causes Melinda a great deal of consternation in "Fourth Marking Period"?
(a) Mr. Neck says she has to give an oral report for extra credit.
(b) Andy is put in her art class.
(c) Mr. Freeman asks her to teach the class about Cubism.
(d) Her parents want her to change schools.

14. About what does Melinda think when she is looking in the mirror at Efferts?
(a) Her mother's complaints about aging.
(b) Pizza for dinner.
(c) Mr. Freeman giving her a ride.
(d) A woman who is badly burned.

15. What does the English teacher explain about the book they are going to study in "Third Marking Period"?
(a) That the book is banned in some school districts.
(b) That they have to have their parents' permission.
(c) The use of symbols.
(d) That the book is a classic and tells much about life.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Melinda go one day when she skips school?

2. What does Melinda think about her parents' life if she were not in the picture?

3. What does Melinda wonder about one of the main characters in the book her English class is studying?

4. What does Melinda's mother tell her in a note in "Second Marking Period"?

5. What does Melinda decide on her continued walk to school in "Third Marking Period"?

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