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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Melinda feel safe?
(a) Under the covers of her bed.
(b) No where.
(c) At her mother's store.
(d) Sitting with her dad in the living room.

2. Who is Mr. Freeman?
(a) Melinda's social studies teacher.
(b) The school counselor.
(c) The Principal.
(d) The Art teacher.

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

4. What does Melinda's family end up eating on Thanksgiving?
(a) Ham and eggs.
(b) Doughnuts.
(c) Chili.
(d) Pizza.

5. Where does Melinda's mother work?
(a) A lawyer's office.
(b) A beauty salon.
(c) A clothing store.
(d) A bank.

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

7. What is the new name of the school's "mascot"?
(a) The Trojans.
(b) The Lions.
(c) The Blue Devils.
(d) The Eagles.

8. What does Melinda remove from the wall of her room?
(a) A mirror.
(b) A poster of a horse.
(c) A poster of a movie star.
(d) A calendar.

9. What is the name of the "clan" that Heather has found?
(a) The Hopelets.
(b) The Marthas.
(c) The Marys.
(d) The Nobodies.

10. What does Heather want to sign her and Melinda up to do?
(a) Participate in the musical.
(b) Band.
(c) Volunteer with children in the city art program.
(d) Volunteer to read to blind people.

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

12. With what does Melinda's English teacher threaten Melinda?
(a) A visit to the Principal's office.
(b) Calling for a meeting with Melinda's parents.
(c) An extra book report.
(d) An extra essay.

13. What is one rule of Heather's probation in her new "clan"?
(a) She may not take credit for her charitable work.
(b) She must go straight home every day after school.
(c) She has to make one charitable call every night.
(d) She has to tutor one unfortunate child every month.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the ninth graders go when they arrive on the first day of school?

2. Where does Melinda decide to spend her time after school?

3. What does Heather wear under her clothes?

4. Why does Melinda see math as being easy?

5. Why does Melinda say Ms. Keen is chubby?

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