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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Melody when her parents give her a goldfish?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 9.
(d) 12.

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

3. What food does Melody's father always eat when he gets home from work?
(a) Pizza.
(b) Apples.
(c) Potato chips.
(d) Cheese.

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

5. Who is Melody's fifth grade teacher?
(a) Mrs. Tracy.
(b) Mrs. Billups.
(c) Mrs. Anderson.
(d) Mrs. Shannon.

6. What disability does Maria have?
(a) Down syndrome.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) Multiple sclerosis.
(d) Cerebral palsy.

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

8. What is Melody's father's name?
(a) Chuck.
(b) Bill.
(c) Dave.
(d) Phil.

9. What kind of puppy does Melody father give her when she is eight?
(a) A poodle.
(b) A Scottish Terrier.
(c) A golden retriever.
(d) A German Shepherd.

10. How does Melody's goldfish die?
(a) It dies from sitting in direct sunlight.
(b) It is overfed.
(c) It is eaten by the cat.
(d) It jumps out of the fish bowl.

11. 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 zebra.
(b) A stuffed parrot.
(c) A stuffed cat.
(d) A stuffed bear.

12. Who is the principal at Melody's school?
(a) Mrs. Anthony.
(b) Mr. Peters.
(c) Mrs. Williams.
(d) Mrs. Thompson.

13. Who was Melody's second grade teacher?
(a) Mrs. Tracy.
(b) Mr. Dimmings.
(c) Mrs. Shannon.
(d) Mrs. Billups.

14. How old does the narrator say she is in Chapter 1?
(a) Almost 13.
(b) Almost 9.
(c) Almost 11.
(d) Almost 15.

15. 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 sends them home.
(c) She makes them stand for the entire class.
(d) She makes them sit in the corner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the two girls that Melody describes as "mean to almost everybody on the playground" in Chapter 11?

2. Who is Elizabeth's best friend, according to Melody in Chapter 11?

3. How does Melody say Jill came to be disabled in Chapter 5?

4. What is the name of the snowman that the special education class decorates each year at Christmas at Melody's school?

5. What school does Melody's mother enroll her in after meeting with the intelligence specialist in Chapter 4?

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