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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. What does Mrs. V do after she and Melody watch the clouds in the end of Chapter 6?
(a) She calls for Melody's mother.
(b) She takes Melody out to feel the rain.
(c) She sends for pizza delivery.
(d) She has a heart attack.

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

3. What new device does Melody receive before she starts fifth grade in Chapter 11?
(a) A Medi-Talk machine.
(b) An electric wheelchair.
(c) A respirator.
(d) A walker.

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

5. Melody recalls her father singing songs from what band to her when she was a baby in Chapter 3?
(a) The Who.
(b) The Rolling Stones.
(c) The Cure.
(d) The Beatles.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Melody's favorite superhero?

3. Who is the music teacher at Melody's school?

4. What food does Melody's father always eat when he gets home from work?

5. Who is the "regular" fifth-grade language arts teacher at Melody's school?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Melody's household change after her mother gives birth to Penny?

3. Who is Ollie? How does Melody describe Ollie's death in Chapter 8?

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

5. How does Melody communicate when at school in Chapter 5? Does she find this method of communication to be satisfactory?

6. How is the character of Catherine introduced in Chapter 12? What are Melody's first impressions of Catherine?

7. Who is Dr. Hugely? What are Melody's impressions of this character?

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

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

10. What kind of dog is Butterscotch? How does Melody describe Butterscotch?

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