2. Why does Melinda see math as being easy?
(a) There is no room for debate.
(b) It is useful.
(c) It requires little reading.
(d) It has definite rules.

3. What does Melinda have to maintain in her English and Social Studies classes?
(a) Intensive note taking.
(b) A facade of not caring.
(c) A strict quiet policy.
(d) Journals.

4. What did Melinda do last year on Halloween?
(a) Stayed home and read Dracula.
(b) Went to a scary movie.
(c) Went out with her "clan."
(d) Babysat for a neighbor.

5. Who introduces herself to Melinda in "First Marking Period"?
(a) Heather.
(b) Jonathon.
(c) April.
(d) Jacob.

6. What often happens to Rachel in the halls?
(a) She is told to go away.
(b) She is bumped.
(c) She is told she was right for what she did.
(d) She is totally ignored.

7. What at is the big question Melinda asks herself after she boards the bus?
(a) Why the bus does not have seat belts.
(b) Why the bus driver is wearing sunglasses on such a cloudy day.
(c) Who the cute boy is in the back row?
(d) Where is the best place to sit?

8. Where do the ninth graders go when they arrive on the first day of school?
(a) The gymnasium.
(b) The auditorium.
(c) Their first period class.
(d) Homeroom.

9. How does Melinda think Heather got into the clan?
(a) She blackmails someone.
(b) Her father.
(c) A money bribe.
(d) She offers to do all their running around.

10. Where does Melinda feel truly safe?
(a) In her closet at school.
(b) With Heather.
(c) In her bedroom with the door locked.
(d) With her parents watching t.v.

11. What does the art teacher believe is as important as words and numbers?
(a) Kindness.
(b) Enthusiasm.
(c) Spirit.
(d) Images.

12. How does Melinda almost ruin an expensive microscope?
(a) She spills acid on it.
(b) She twists the knob the wrong direction.
(c) She forces the arm on it.
(d) She drops it.

13. Why is the clan expensive to belong to?
(a) They produce a weekly newsletter.
(b) Their outfits must be coordinated.
(c) They have weekly dues.
(d) They do charity drives.

14. How does Melinda's family communicate?
(a) At dinner every night.
(b) They never communicate.
(c) By cell phone.
(d) Notes on the kitchen counter.

15. What has the Mascot name been changed to for the second time?
(a) The Lions.
(b) The Tigers.
(c) The Dolphins.
(d) The Elves.