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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 - 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old does the narrator say she is in Chapter 1?
(a) Almost 15.
(b) Almost 11.
(c) Almost 9.
(d) Almost 13.

2. How old is the girl named Ashley that is in Melody's special education group in Chapter 5?
(a) 7.
(b) 11.
(c) 12.
(d) 9.

3. How old was Melody when her mother had gotten her potty trained?
(a) 9.
(b) 3.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

4. The narrator says in Chapter 1, "Words have always swirled around me like snowflakes--each one delicate and different, each one melting untouched in my hands." What literary device is used in this sentence?
(a) Simile.
(b) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Literary allusion.
(d) Personification.

5. What school does Melody's mother enroll her in after meeting with the intelligence specialist in Chapter 4?
(a) Perritt Elementary School.
(b) Spaulding Street Elementary School.
(c) Pineville Elementary School.
(d) Jackson Street Elementary School.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Melody say Jill came to be disabled in Chapter 5?

2. What kind of stuffed animal does Melody remember her father giving to her when she was less than a year old in Chapter 3?

3. Who taught Melody's special education classes in third grade?

4. What teacher, whom Melody describes her mother ranting at in Chapter 7, quit her job after spring break?

5. What does Mrs. V do after she and Melody watch the clouds in the end of Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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