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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Melody try to get her dad to take her to eat, but becomes frustrated because she cannot communicate, in Chapter 10?
(a) Sonic.
(b) Burger King.
(c) McDonald's.
(d) Taco Bell.

3. What is the name of the snowman that the special education class decorates each year at Christmas at Melody's school?
(a) Sydney.
(b) Pete.
(c) Walter.
(d) Frosty.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the special education students do the two mean girls make fun of in music class in Chapter 11?

2. What is Melody's favorite cartoon from the newspaper?

3. Who is the documentary about that Mrs. V watches with Melody in Chapter 6?

4. What does Melody say Willy Williams does frequently in her special education class in Chapter 5?

5. What does Melody name the puppy that her father gives her?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Melody describe her communication with her father in Chapter 10?

2. How does Mrs. Brooks respond to Dr. Hugely's assessment of Melody in Chapter 4?

3. How is Mrs. V described in Chapter 6? How does Melody know Mrs. V?

4. What are Melody's thoughts about Mrs. Billups? What grade does Mrs. Billups teach?

5. How would you describe Melody's perceptions of herself in the beginning of the novel?

6. What information does Mrs. Shannon relate to Melody's parents at the parent-teacher conference in Chapter 12?

7. How does Melody describe her relationship with her father in Chapter 3?

8. What causes Melody the most frustration in the early sections of the book? What is Melody's greatest obstacle?

9. How does Melody describe the importance and meaning of "words" in Chapter 1?

10. How is Mrs. Tracy described in Chapter 7? What does Melody like about Mrs. Tracy?

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