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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through First Marking Period (through page 35).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Melinda get her potatoes and gravy on her blouse?
(a) The person next to her in line flips her plate onto her.
(b) She trips over a blind boy's cane.
(c) A basketball player bumps into her.
(d) She trips on a girl's backpack.

2. How does Melinda's family communicate?
(a) Notes on the kitchen counter.
(b) At dinner every night.
(c) By cell phone.
(d) They never communicate.

3. Who is Mr. Freeman?
(a) The school counselor.
(b) The Principal.
(c) The Art teacher.
(d) Melinda's social studies teacher.

4. What amuses Melinda about her Spanish class?
(a) That the teacher speaks Spanish with a German accent.
(b) That the teacher intends to speak only Spanish.
(c) That the teacher believes the students should be learning French instead of Spanish.
(d) That the students speak better Spanish than the teacher.

5. What does the art teacher believe is as important as words and numbers?
(a) Enthusiasm.
(b) Images.
(c) Spirit.
(d) Kindness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Melinda's mother preoccupied with at work in September?

2. How is Melinda feeling physically as she boards the school bus?

3. What is the new name of the school's "mascot"?

4. What does the Spanish teacher write on the board in "First Marking Period"?

5. What does Heather say is necessary for advancement?

(see the answer key)

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