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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 - 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Literary allusion.
(c) Onomatopoeia.
(d) Personification.

2. What kind of stuffed animal does Melody remember her father giving to her when she was less than a year old in Chapter 3?
(a) A stuffed cat.
(b) A stuffed bear.
(c) A stuffed parrot.
(d) A stuffed zebra.

3. How old is Melody when her mother becomes pregnant with her second child?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

4. How does the music teacher punish the two girls who make fun of the special education students in music class in Chapter 11?
(a) She sends them to the principal's office.
(b) She makes them sit in the corner.
(c) She sends them home.
(d) She makes them stand for the entire class.

5. Which of the special education students do the two mean girls make fun of in music class in Chapter 11?
(a) Freddy.
(b) Jill.
(c) Willy.
(d) Emily.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Melody try to get her dad to take her to eat, but becomes frustrated because she cannot communicate, in Chapter 10?

2. How old is Melody when her goldfish dies?

3. Who was Melody's first grade teacher at school?

4. What disability does Maria have?

5. Who is Melody's favorite superhero?

(see the answer key)

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