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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 - 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Melody when she had the outburst in the store about the painted toy blocks described in Chapter 3?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

2. The narrator says in Chapter 1, "Words have always swirled around me like snowflakes--each one delicate and different, each one melting untouched in my hands." What literary device is used in this sentence?
(a) Simile.
(b) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Literary allusion.
(d) Personification.

3. What disability does Maria have in the narrative?
(a) Down syndrome.
(b) Cerebral palsy.
(c) Autism.
(d) Multiple sclerosis.

4. Who sings the song "Elvira" that Melody loves?
(a) Tom Waits.
(b) Johnny Cash.
(c) The Oak Ridge Boys.
(d) The Fuller Brothers.

5. What fruit does Melody associate country music with in Chapter 2?
(a) Strawberries.
(b) Watermelons.
(c) Lemons.
(d) Cherries.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Melody's last name?

2. Melody recalls her father singing songs from what band to her when she was a baby in Chapter 3?

3. What disability does Maria have?

4. What does Mrs. V do after she and Melody watch the clouds in the end of Chapter 6?

5. What sport does Willy Williams love?

(see the answer key)

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