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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 34 begin?

2. Which of the following does Melody encounter on the way to the latrine at night?

3. A song from which musical features at the campfire following Balloon Ball?

4. To which of the following do camp counselors compare wheelchairs?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Melody shocked by the news of a camp dance?

2. What is done with the balloons that remain from Balloon Ball?

3. How do the Fiery Falcons prepare uniforms for Balloon Ball?

4. What does Melody describe as her “secret weapon” in Balloon Ball (238)?

5. What earns Malik his nickname of Candy Man?

6. Why does Melody doubt she should tell her parents about her horseback ride?

7. How does Melody compare herself to a light fixture on her back porch?

8. How is Melody equipped for going out on a nature walk?

9. How does Noah describe the experience of the skunk?

10. How does Melody describe the smell of jazz?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explicate the significance of the protagonist’s counselor’s name.

Essay Topic 2

To what extent do the protagonist and her cabin-mates fill the roles of the traditional four humor / temperament character group, and what effects on the narrative does it have that they do to the extent that they do? How are those effects evidenced?

Essay Topic 3

The protagonist of the novel is clear. Who is the second most important character in the novel? Why is that character second most important?

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