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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. 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) Simile.
(d) Onomatopoeia.

2. Who was Melody's second grade teacher?
(a) Mrs. Shannon.
(b) Mrs. Billups.
(c) Mrs. Tracy.
(d) Mr. Dimmings.

3. How old is Melody when her parents give her a goldfish?
(a) 5.
(b) 9.
(c) 3.
(d) 12.

4. What type of music does Melody describe as her mother's favorite in Chapter 2?
(a) Bluegrass.
(b) Jazz.
(c) Classical.
(d) Gospel.

5. About how tall does Melody describe Mrs. V as being?
(a) 4'6" tall.
(b) 7 ' tall.
(c) 5' tall.
(d) 6' tall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. V do after she and Melody watch the clouds in the end of Chapter 6?

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

3. What disability does Maria have in the narrative?

4. How does Melody's goldfish die?

5. On what day of the week does Melody's special education class join the other students for music education?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How have Melody's circumstances changed as she enters fifth grade in Chapter 11?

10. What kind of music does Melody enjoy the most? How does she describe the music in her household in Chapter 2?

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