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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. With which of the following does Chapter 16 begin?

2. To whom of the following is the novel dedicated?

3. Where does Trinity report having lived?

4. What breed of dog is Butterscotch?

5. Where does Kim report having lived?

Short Essay Questions

1. What earrings does Diane pack for Melody to take to camp?

2. Why does Diane grumble about shoes she buys for Melody?

3. How do Melody’s parents distract Penny from the sadness of leaving her sister at camp?

4. Why does Melody note she named her assistive device?

5. What reasons does Melody give for wanting to attend camp?

6. Why does Melody opt to wear an orange shirt her first morning at camp?

7. For what reason does Melody note not feeling left out as Penny and Valencia chase fireflies?

8. Why does Melody note liking audiobooks?

9. How does Melody describe the smell of camp?

10. How does Melody react to being told to make a mess in art?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Readerly attention focuses on the following passage:

Special needs, I was thinking. I don’t like that term. It sounds so…so…vague. It’s like people without special needs decided that if they made the term vague enough, it wouldn’t hurt anybody’s feelings. But when you’re the person the term is used for, it makes you feel less than yourself. It makes me feel less than myself. Yeah, I’m special. And yes, I have needs. But don’t make that my label (20).

What purpose does the passage serve in the novel, and how is that purpose enacted?

Essay Topic 2

As she is introduced to other campers in Chapter 12, Melody muses on fellow-feeling with them (77). To what extent is her assumption of fellowship justified by the novel? How is it justified to that extent?

Essay Topic 3

How does the novel navigate the tensions among safety, support, and freedom? How is its navigation of the same relevant to readers?

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