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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. Which of the following is served at Melody’s first lunch at camp?

2. With which of the following does Chapter 15 begin?

3. Which of the following is Melody’s sign for her mother?

4. What time is check-in at Green Glades?

5. How many flavors does Danny’s Ice Cream offer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sage describe as her claim to fame?

2. The author dedicates the novel to her daughters. What does she note that they taught her to appreciate?

3. Why does Melody worry about food in new places?

4. Why does Melody note appreciating being allowed to bathe herself?

5. What reason does Melody give for wanting to be early?

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

7. Why does Athena note applesauce is magic?

8. What reason does Melody posit for Cassie’s hair coloring?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

A lack of formal sectional division in the novel obliges a fairly arbitrary breakdown of the text for purposes of study and discussion. How might the novel be sectioned off other than it currently is? Why might those divisions be appropriate, based on the text and its contexts of composition and reception?

Essay Topic 3

A lack of formal sectional division in the novel obliges a fairly arbitrary breakdown of the text for purposes of study and discussion. On what grounds might the current divisions be in place? Why and how are they appropriate to the text?

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