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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 school does Melody's mother enroll her in after meeting with the intelligence specialist in Chapter 4?
(a) Pineville Elementary School.
(b) Perritt Elementary School.
(c) Spaulding Street Elementary School.
(d) Jackson Street Elementary School.

2. Where does Melody's mother work?
(a) At a college.
(b) At a bank.
(c) At an elementary school.
(d) At a hospital.

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

4. What aroma does Melody think of when remembering her mother massaging her with lotion as a baby in Chapter 2?
(a) Vanilla.
(b) Blueberry.
(c) Menthol.
(d) Lavender.

5. What language has Melody attained a grasp of by watching television?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Mandarin Chinese.
(c) German.
(d) French.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Melody when her mother becomes pregnant with her second child?

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. How old is Melody when her goldfish dies?

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

5. Who is the principal at Melody's school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are "photographic memory" and "synesthesia"? How do these terms apply to Melody in the novel?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Melody describe her school in Chapter 5? Where does Melody go to class?

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

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