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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. With what does Heather beg Melinda's help?
(a) Decorating the faculty lounge.
(b) Doing her algebra.
(c) Getting into the glee club.
(d) Flirting with a boy.

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

3. How is Melinda feeling physically as she boards the school bus?
(a) She has a headache.
(b) Great.
(c) She has a stomachache.
(d) She has a bad cold.

4. What word does the art teacher write on the chalkboard?
(a) Spirit.
(b) Soul.
(c) Hate.
(d) Hope.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Melinda say Ms. Keen is chubby?

2. Who sits with Melinda at lunch in "First Marking Period"?

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

4. What has the Mascot name been changed to for the second time?

5. To what does Melinda compare her math teacher's love of algebra?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is making it more difficult for Melinda to talk, and what does she wish to do about what is keeping her quiet?

2. How does Melinda refer to her teachers?

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

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

5. What are some names Melinda comes up with for groups of students in the auditorium, and to what group does she belong?

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

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

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

9. Describe Melinda's encounter with Rachel in the bathroom in "First Marking Period".

10. How does Melinda's former friend Rachel respond to Melinda in "First Marking Period"?

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