2. What is Melinda's mother preoccupied with at work in September?
(a) Fall line of clothing.
(b) Getting better health insurance.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Ordering summer clothing.

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

5. What does Nichole make look easy?
(a) Talking to boys.
(b) Taking tests.
(c) Completing math problems.
(d) Sports.

6. What does the art teacher think the establishment has beaten out of the students?
(a) Elegance.
(b) Creativity.
(c) Ability to think.
(d) Obedience.

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

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

9. What does Melinda's mother forget to do on Thanksgiving?
(a) Invite her in-laws for dinner.
(b) Bake pumpkin pies.
(c) Defrost the turkey.
(d) Buy a turkey.

10. Why does Melinda's Spanish teacher break the "no English" rule?
(a) To chastise a boy who is rude.
(b) To threaten the students with detention if they do not do their homework.
(c) To get the students out of the class when the fire alarm rings.
(d) To chastise a boy who swears in Spanish.

11. What does Mr. Freeman say about Melinda's unique art piece in "Second Marking Period"?
(a) It has meaning.
(b) It is unusual.
(c) It is terrible.
(d) It shows no creativity.

12. How does Melinda describe Nichole's personality?
(a) Friendly.
(b) Mean.
(c) Arrogant.
(d) Vengeful.

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

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

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