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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 food does Melody's father always eat when he gets home from work?
(a) Potato chips.
(b) Pizza.
(c) Cheese.
(d) Apples.

2. What is Melody's mother's profession?
(a) She is a teacher.
(b) She is an advertiser.
(c) She is a banker.
(d) She is a nurse.

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

4. What disability does Maria have in the narrative?
(a) Autism.
(b) Multiple sclerosis.
(c) Cerebral palsy.
(d) Down syndrome.

5. What fruit does Melody associate country music with in Chapter 2?
(a) Watermelons.
(b) Strawberries.
(c) Cherries.
(d) Lemons.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Elizabeth's best friend, according to Melody in Chapter 11?

2. Who was Melody's first grade teacher at school?

3. What teacher from Melody's past realized that she enjoyed books and played audio books for her in special education class at school?

4. What is Melody's favorite cartoon from the newspaper?

5. What is the name of the snowman that the special education class decorates each year at Christmas at Melody's school?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Melody describe her disability and its impacts on her everyday life in Chapter 2?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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