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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Melinda say Ms. Keen is chubby?
(a) From eating doughnuts.
(b) From eating too many candy bars.
(c) She is actually very thin.
(d) From a lack of exercise.

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

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

4. What does Melinda notice about her lips in the mirror?
(a) The upper lip is fuller than the lower.
(b) The lower lip is fuller than the upper.
(c) They have scabs on them.
(d) They are misshapen.

5. What class does Melinda hate?
(a) Algebra.
(b) History.
(c) Geometry.
(d) Civics.

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

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

8. What dress does Melinda think was distracting on her biology teacher?
(a) A purple dress with bright blue flowers.
(b) A bright orange dress with purple daisies.
(c) An African caftan.
(d) A bright green dress with lavender bunnies.

9. What does Melinda nickname her English teacher?
(a) Hawknose.
(b) Hairwoman.
(c) Lady Godiva.
(d) Four eyes.

10. On what team is Nichole?
(a) Basketball.
(b) Swim.
(c) Soccer.
(d) Tennis.

11. What is Rachelle reclaiming?
(a) Her African heritage.
(b) Her Cajun heritage.
(c) Her Native American heritage.
(d) Her European heritage.

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

13. What does Melinda see as her job in algebra class?
(a) As the brilliant and lonely eccentric.
(b) As the quiet, strong type.
(c) As the dunce.
(d) As the Emergency Warning System.

14. 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 on a girl's backpack.
(c) A basketball player bumps into her.
(d) She trips over a blind boy's cane.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Melinda receive a demerit?

2. What embarrasses Melinda in Spanish class?

3. To what does the art teacher welcome the students?

4. How does Melinda almost ruin an expensive microscope?

5. What is Melinda's response to her parents' harangue at the dinner table?

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