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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. In what state does Melody live?

2. What is noted as the first official camp activity?

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

4. Where does Trinity report having lived?

5. Which of the following histories does Melody note having studied?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Melody’s father note are Ohio’s two major crops?

3. What reason does Trinity give for having a prosthetic leg?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What smell does Melody note her mother has?

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

At several points in the novel, the protagonist notes learning new things from camp staff and other campers with phrases such as “How come I’d never thought of that?” (135) and the like. What impression of the protagonist is created by such revelations, and how is it fostered?

Essay Topic 2

The protagonist and several other characters are given both personal and family names in the novel. A number of other characters are afforded only given names. What distinction is implied by the difference in naming, and how does the implication come across?

Essay Topic 3

Overall, what is the most important theme of Out of My Heart. What in the text indicates as much? How does it do so?

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