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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. On what day of the week does Melody's special education class join the other students for music education?
(a) Thursdays.
(b) Fridays.
(c) Wednesdays.
(d) Mondays.

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

3. What does Penny call her favorite stuffed animal, according to Melody in Chapter 10?
(a) Tiger.
(b) Doodle.
(c) Ollie.
(d) Dee-Dee.

4. For how long does Melody have a pet goldfish before it dies?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 1 year.

5. 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?
(a) Literary allusion.
(b) Personification.
(c) Onomatopoeia.
(d) Simile.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Melody's kindergarten teacher at school?

2. What is Melody's mother's name?

3. What type of music does Melody's father love the most?

4. What color does Melody describe her eyes as in Chapter 2?

5. How old was Melody when she had the outburst in the store about the painted toy blocks described in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What exchange takes place between Mrs. Brooks and Mrs. Billups in Chapter 7?

(see the answer keys)

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