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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who is in Melinda's art class that won't speak to her?
(a) Rachel.
(b) Ivy.
(c) Nicole.
(d) Joseph.

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

5. What is Heather's results in the job day test?
(a) Nursing.
(b) Firefighting.
(c) Mortuary Science.
(d) Architecture.

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

7. 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.

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

9. What embarrasses Melinda in Spanish class?
(a) That someone says Melinda is not pretty in Spanish.
(b) That someone says Melinda is easy 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 nickname her English teacher?
(a) Hawknose.
(b) Lady Godiva.
(c) Four eyes.
(d) Hairwoman.

11. How does Melinda think Heather got into the clan?
(a) She offers to do all their running around.
(b) She blackmails someone.
(c) A money bribe.
(d) Her father.

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

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

14. Where does Melinda's mother work?
(a) A clothing store.
(b) A bank.
(c) A beauty salon.
(d) A lawyer's office.

15. How does David describe the tone of Mr. Neck's lecture in "Second Marking Period"?
(a) Bitter.
(b) Racist and intolerant.
(c) Optimistic.
(d) Informative.

Short Answer Questions

1. What poster is on the wall in Melinda's space at school?

2. What is one rule of Heather's probation in her new "clan"?

3. What is the name of the "clan" that Heather has found?

4. What is the new name of the school's "mascot"?

5. What does Melinda notice about her lips in the mirror?

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