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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 is Melody's last name?
(a) Smith.
(b) Brooks.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Anderson.

2. Where does Melody's mother describe more fighting as she reads the newspaper on Saturday morning in Chapter 10?
(a) In South Africa.
(b) In the Balkans.
(c) In Sudan.
(d) In the Middle East.

3. Who is the specialist that Melody's mother took her to in order to have her intelligence assessed before entering school?
(a) Dr. Wilson.
(b) Dr. Smith.
(c) Dr. Hugely.
(d) Dr. Jennings.

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

5. Who was Melody's kindergarten teacher at school?
(a) Mrs. Hyatt.
(b) Mrs. Tracy.
(c) Mrs. Billups.
(d) Mrs. Shannon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Melody's father's name?

2. Who is the music teacher at Melody's school?

3. What aspect of her appearance does Melody describe having appreciation for in Chapter 2?

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

5. Who is the "regular" fifth-grade language arts teacher at Melody's school?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Melody describe the communication between her and her mother in Chapter 10?

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

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

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