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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What at is the big question Melinda asks herself after she boards the bus?
(a) Who the cute boy is in the back row?
(b) Why the bus does not have seat belts.
(c) Why the bus driver is wearing sunglasses on such a cloudy day.
(d) Where is the best place to sit?

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

3. What is one rule of Heather's probation in her new "clan"?
(a) She must go straight home every day after school.
(b) She may not take credit for her charitable work.
(c) She has to make one charitable call every night.
(d) She has to tutor one unfortunate child every month.

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

5. Why is the clan expensive to belong to?
(a) Their outfits must be coordinated.
(b) They produce a weekly newsletter.
(c) They have weekly dues.
(d) They do charity drives.

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

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

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

9. What has the Mascot name been changed to for the second time?
(a) The Tigers.
(b) The Lions.
(c) The Elves.
(d) The Dolphins.

10. What does Heather say is necessary for advancement?
(a) Knowing one's goals.
(b) Having lots of money.
(c) Having lots of friends.
(d) Knowing one's limitations.

11. Fo what should students ask the art teacher?
(a) How to draw a face.
(b) How to find the wind.
(c) How to draw a straight line.
(d) How to mix paints.

12. What does Melinda take to art class after Thanksgiving?
(a) Bones from a turkey.
(b) Black mascara.
(c) Red fingernail polish.
(d) A dried lizard.

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

14. How does Melinda almost ruin an expensive microscope?
(a) She spills acid on it.
(b) She twists the knob the wrong direction.
(c) She forces the arm on it.
(d) She drops it.

15. What often happens to Rachel in the halls?
(a) She is bumped.
(b) She is totally ignored.
(c) She is told she was right for what she did.
(d) She is told to go away.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Melinda feel safe?

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

3. What does Melinda's mother forget to do on Thanksgiving?

4. What does Melinda see as Heather's greatest character flaw?

5. What topic does "Mr. Neck" rant about in social studies in "Second Marking Period"?

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