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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was Melody's first grade teacher at school?
(a) Mrs. Hyatt.
(b) Mrs. Billups.
(c) Mr. Gross.
(d) Mr. Dimmings.

3. Who is the documentary about that Mrs. V watches with Melody in Chapter 6?
(a) Stephen Hawking.
(b) Robert Mitchell.
(c) John Lennon.
(d) John McCaine.

4. How old is Melody when her goldfish dies?
(a) 7.
(b) 11.
(c) 9.
(d) 13.

5. What classroom is Melody's special education group held in at school?
(a) C-14.
(b) H-5.
(c) B-5.
(d) A-3.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the specialist that Melody's mother took her to in order to have her intelligence assessed before entering school?

2. How does the music teacher punish the two girls who make fun of the special education students in music class in Chapter 11?

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

4. 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?

5. What sport does Willy Williams love?

(see the answer key)

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