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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 29 begin?

2. What is the first question Noah asks Melody?

3. In Balloon Ball, how many points are scored for a captured balloon?

4. What is the name of Noah’s cat?

5. Which Fiery Falcon is the first to endorse playing Balloon Ball?

Short Essay Questions

1. What revelation regarding cookies does Melody have at camp?

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

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

4. How does Melody mount her horse?

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

6. To what does Melody ascribe her nighttime need to visit the latrine?

7. What prompts the counselors to close lunch prior to Balloon Ball?

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

9. What justification is given for scoring a caught balloon as 50 points?

10. How do the Panthers clean themselves of the skunk smell?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Explicate the significance of the protagonist’s name.

Essay Topic 3

Consider the limited paratext in the novel—the first paragraph of each chapter is formatted differently, as is the narrator’s dialogue, and a single image appears at the end of the main text. What effect does this have on the reading, and how does the effect present itself?

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