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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Melinda feel truly safe?
(a) With Heather.
(b) With her parents watching t.v.
(c) In her bedroom with the door locked.
(d) In her closet at school.

2. Who solves a math problem at the board in "First Marking Period"?
(a) Rachel.
(b) David.
(c) Melinda.
(d) The teacher.

3. What does Heather say is necessary for advancement?
(a) Having lots of friends.
(b) Having lots of money.
(c) Knowing one's limitations.
(d) Knowing one's goals.

4. What is Melinda's mother preoccupied with at work in September?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Ordering summer clothing.
(c) Getting better health insurance.
(d) Fall line of clothing.

5. Why does Melinda buy her lunch on her first day of school?
(a) So she can first see what is fashionable in what one brings for lunch.
(b) She has plenty of money.
(c) Because she wants to stand in line next to a boy.
(d) Her mother had not gone to the grocery store the day before.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nichole make look easy?

2. Why is Mr. Neck upset about his son?

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

4. What is Rachelle reclaiming?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Melinda's Thanksgiving Day.

2. What does Melinda do after school on Columbus Day?

3. What happens to Melinda in the cafeteria at lunch on the first day of school?

4. Describe Melinda's visit to Heather's home after school.

5. Describe Melinda's first impressions of the art room.

6. What is Melinda's state of mind on the first day of high school, and how do the students on the bus treat her?

7. What is the results of Melinda's participation in job day and how does Melinda feel about the event?

8. How do Melinda and her parents usually communicate and why?

9. What is the topic of discussion at dinner after the interim reports come out, and how does Melinda respond?

10. What do Melinda's parents order to do after school and how does Melinda "obey" them?

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