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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through First Marking Period (through page 46).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who sits with Melinda at lunch in "First Marking Period"?
(a) Rachel.
(b) Ivy.
(c) Heather.
(d) David.

2. What does Nichole make look easy?
(a) Taking tests.
(b) Talking to boys.
(c) Sports.
(d) Completing math problems.

3. How does Melinda get her potatoes and gravy on her blouse?
(a) She trips on a girl's backpack.
(b) A basketball player bumps into her.
(c) She trips over a blind boy's cane.
(d) The person next to her in line flips her plate onto her.

4. About what do Melinda's parents confront her at dinner?
(a) Hanging around with the bad elements of school.
(b) Skipping class the day before.
(c) Her interim report card.
(d) Telling her art teacher that she is not allowed to draw.

5. When does Melinda believe her algebra teacher makes no sense?
(a) When he tells stories about his job as a newspaper boy when he was young.
(b) When he tells stories about why one should learn algebra.
(c) When he talks about his time in Vietnam.
(d) When he talks about algebra in relation to meeting his wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Melinda remove from the wall of her room?

2. What at is the big question Melinda asks herself after she boards the bus?

3. What does Melinda have to maintain in her English and Social Studies classes?

4. How does Melinda describe Nichole's personality?

5. Why does Melinda see math as being easy?

(see the answer key)

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