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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Second Marking Period (through page 70).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What poster is on the wall in Melinda's space at school?
(a) A Bengal Tiger.
(b) A Wombat.
(c) Tom Hanks.
(d) Maya Angelou.

2. What is Rachelle reclaiming?
(a) Her African heritage.
(b) Her European heritage.
(c) Her Cajun heritage.
(d) Her Native American heritage.

3. Why does Melinda buy her lunch on her first day of school?
(a) Because she wants to stand in line next to a boy.
(b) So she can first see what is fashionable in what one brings for lunch.
(c) Her mother had not gone to the grocery store the day before.
(d) She has plenty of money.

4. How is Melinda feeling emotionally as she boards the school bus?
(a) Angry.
(b) Optimistic.
(c) Fearful.
(d) Sad.

5. What does Melinda see as Heather's greatest character flaw?
(a) Being a snob.
(b) Being too quiet.
(c) Talking too much.
(d) Trying too hard to be a teacher's pet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who solves a math problem at the board in "First Marking Period"?

2. What is Melinda's response to her parents' harangue at the dinner table?

3. What does Melinda do when the cheerleaders come into the gym during the pep rally?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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