3. What is Melinda's response to her parents' harangue at the dinner table?
(a) She goes to her room.
(b) She defends her actions.
(c) She cries.
(d) She tells them she will do better.

4. 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?

5. Why is Mr. Neck upset about his son?
(a) The son works for a foreign company.
(b) The son didn't get a job he applied for.
(c) The son is in a car accident.
(d) The son decides not to go to college.

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

7. What does Heather wear under her clothes?
(a) A weight belt.
(b) Her gym clothes.
(c) A girdle.
(d) A picture of a famous actor taped to her stomach.

8. What is one career on Melinda's job day test results?
(a) Teaching.
(b) Psychiatry.
(c) Nursing.
(d) Firefighting.

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

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

11. To what does Melinda compare her math teacher's love of algebra?
(a) To many guys' love of their cars.
(b) To the love someone has to playing the guitar or playing a sport.
(c) To the love of one's boy or girlfriend.
(d) To the love of chocolate.

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

13. 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.

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

15. About what is Melinda critical when she looks in the mirror from her bed?
(a) The wall color.
(b) Her face.
(c) Her hands.
(d) Her bedspread pattern.