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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. How old was Melody when her mother had gotten her potty trained?
(a) 9.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

3. What aspect of her appearance does Melody describe having appreciation for in Chapter 2?
(a) Her arched eyebrows.
(b) Her cheekbones.
(c) Her turned up nose.
(d) Her dimples.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Melody recalls her father singing songs from what band to her when she was a baby in Chapter 3?

2. What sport does Willy Williams love?

3. How old is the girl named Ashley that is in Melody's special education group in Chapter 5?

4. What language has Melody attained a grasp of by watching television?

5. What does Penny call her favorite stuffed animal, according to Melody in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Melody describe her mother's pregnancy in Chapter 9?

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

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

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

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

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 communication between her and her mother in Chapter 10?

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

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