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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the correct answer for the quiz question in Chapter 20 regarding the capital of Columbia?

2. What is the score of Crown Elementary's Whiz Kids team after round two in Chapter 24

3. What is the answer to Mrs. V's question to Melody in Chapter 19, "Which state produces the most milk?"

4. How much money does the winning Whiz Kids team take for their school at the national championships?

5. On what day of the week does Melody go to the aquarium with Mrs. V, her family, and Rose?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the media respond to the competition results at the Whiz Kids tournament in Chapter 25?

2. What is the greatest obstacle that Melody faces as she competes with the Whiz Kids team in the regional and national tournaments?

3. How do Melody's teachers and peers respond when she returns to school with her Medi-Talker in Chapter 16?

4. How does Rose's new computer inspire Melody in Chapter 14?

5. What is the outcome of the first round of the regional Whiz Kids tournament in Chapter 24?

6. Who goes to the aquarium with Melody in Chapter 13? How does Melody describe the experience?

7. How does Catherine encourage Melody to keep advancing in Chapter 27?

8. Where does Melody go to eat with the Whiz Kids team in Chapter 26? What obstacle does she face when entering the establishment?

9. What derogatory remark does Mr. Dimming make regarding Melody in Chapter 17? How does she respond?

10. What contest has Mrs. V won in Chapter 13? How did she win the contest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the themes of communication and language in the novel. What do words represent symbolically to Melody? How does Melody communicate with her parents, teachers, and peers? How does Melody's ability to communicate evolve in the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the narrative style of Out of My Mind. From whose perspective is the story related? Why do you think the author chose to employ this narrative perspective? How would the novel change if told from a different point of view?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Melody's friendship with Rose in the novel. What forms the initial basis of their friendship? How does their friendship evolve as Melody gains the ability to communicate? What discrimination does Rose face as she befriends Melody?

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