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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the music teacher at Melody's school?
(a) Mrs. Valencia.
(b) Mrs. Billups.
(c) Mrs. Tracy.
(d) Mrs. Lovelace.

2. How does Melody describe Penny as a baby in Chapter 9?
(a) Willful.
(b) Always crying.
(c) Happy.
(d) Difficult and cranky.

3. What does Melody name the puppy that her father gives her?
(a) Candy.
(b) Penny.
(c) Watermelon.
(d) Butterscotch.

4. How does Melody say Jill came to be disabled in Chapter 5?
(a) She fell from a second-story window.
(b) She was born disabled.
(c) She was in a car accident.
(d) She was beaten as a baby.

5. Who is the "regular" fifth-grade language arts teacher at Melody's school?
(a) Miss Gordon.
(b) Mrs. Shannon.
(c) Mrs. Tracy.
(d) Mr. Anderson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color does Melody describe her eyes as in Chapter 2?

2. What is the name of Melody's goldfish?

3. What is Melody's mother's favorite flower?

4. What teacher, whom Melody describes her mother ranting at in Chapter 7, quit her job after spring break?

5. 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?

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