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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. On what is Melinda concentrating in art class in "First Marking Period"?
(a) Painting a sunset.
(b) Painting her nightmare.
(c) Painting a tree.
(d) Painting a dog.

2. What does Melinda nickname her English teacher?
(a) Hawknose.
(b) Lady Godiva.
(c) Hairwoman.
(d) Four eyes.

3. What list of ten items is given in "First Marking Period"?
(a) The ten most likely ways to succeed in high school.
(b) Five ways to begin to feel comfortable in high school.
(c) The three cardinal rules of high school.
(d) The the first ten lies told to you in high school.

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

5. What does Melinda do on Halloween?
(a) Stays in her room and reads Dracula.
(b) Answers the doorbell and hands out treats.
(c) Goes to a party at Rachel's house.
(d) Goes trick or treating with Heather.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Melinda's parents make her do in "Second Marking Period"?

2. How does Melinda almost ruin an expensive microscope?

3. How does Melinda's family communicate?

4. Why does Melinda's Spanish teacher break the "no English" rule?

5. What does Nichole make look easy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Melinda continue to fix up her closet at school?

2. How does Melinda feel about Algebra compared to other math courses she has taken?

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

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

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

6. What is Heather's plan for Melinda and herself?

7. What does Melinda notice in her mirror and why don't Melinda's parents seem to notice the change in her?

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

9. What is Mr. Freeman like and what does he have the students do on the first day?

10. Who introduces herself to Melinda in "First Marking Period", and why is she friendly when no one else is?

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