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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Melinda feel sad for her biology teacher?
(a) Her son is paralyzed.
(b) She is stuck with them as students.
(c) Her husband is killed in a car accident.
(d) Her dog died the day before.

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

3. Who winks at Melinda?
(a) IT.
(b) Some guy she does not know.
(c) Her math teacher.
(d) David.

4. How many clubs does Heather want Melinda to join?
(a) 5.
(b) 1.
(c) 10.
(d) 0.

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

6. What prompts Mr. Neck to teach a straightforward class?
(a) A school board member sits in on the class.
(b) Melinda's parents come to the class.
(c) David brings a tape recorder to class.
(d) The principal sits in on the class.

7. What does Melinda do when the cheerleaders come into the gym during the pep rally?
(a) Laughs.
(b) Screams.
(c) Boos.
(d) Cries.

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

9. What does Melinda name the high school's principal?
(a) Principal Do Good.
(b) Principal Tyrant.
(c) Principal Principal.
(d) Principal Scarface.

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

11. Who solves a math problem at the board in "First Marking Period"?
(a) Melinda.
(b) Rachel.
(c) The teacher.
(d) David.

12. Why does Melinda end up sitting near the front?
(a) To save a seat for her best friend.
(b) So she can be the first to get off.
(c) To talk to the driver.
(d) So she can see if any of her friends are going to make contact with her.

13. What topic does "Mr. Neck" rant about in social studies in "Second Marking Period"?
(a) Monarchies.
(b) Immigration.
(c) Outsourcing.
(d) Communism.

14. Fo what should students ask the art teacher?
(a) How to mix paints.
(b) How to draw a straight line.
(c) How to find the wind.
(d) How to draw a face.

15. What is the name of Melinda's new school?
(a) Edgewater High School.
(b) Merideth High.
(c) Jones High School.
(d) Merryweather High.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what is Melinda critical when she looks in the mirror from her bed?

2. Who introduces herself to Melinda in "First Marking Period"?

3. What is Melinda's mother preoccupied with at work in September?

4. What is one career on Melinda's job day test results?

5. When does Melinda believe her algebra teacher makes no sense?

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