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

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

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

5. What does Rachel seem to say to Melinda as Melinda spies her?
(a) Nothing.
(b) I hate you.
(c) Meet me later.
(d) I have your assignments.

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

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

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

9. What embarrasses Melinda in Spanish class?
(a) That someone says Melinda is easy in Spanish.
(b) That someone says Melinda is not pretty in Spanish.
(c) That she spills her coke all over the student in front of her.
(d) That everyone laughs when she makes a mistake.

10. What does Melinda think would make David Petrakis cute?
(a) Less pimples.
(b) No braces.
(c) A different hair style.
(d) New clothing.

11. What amuses Melinda about her Spanish class?
(a) That the teacher believes the students should be learning French instead of Spanish.
(b) That the students speak better Spanish than the teacher.
(c) That the teacher intends to speak only Spanish.
(d) That the teacher speaks Spanish with a German accent.

12. According to Heather, what is a common mistake most nine graders make?
(a) Trying to act too sophisticated.
(b) Pretending they are older students.
(c) Going to parties with older students.
(d) Hanging back.

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

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

15. What does Melinda say she needs after encountering Rachelle in the bathroom?
(a) A new look.
(b) A new school.
(c) A different lunch bag.
(d) A friend.