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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Melinda think Mr. Freeman is driving too fast?
(a) Because he skids onto the shoulder.
(b) Because he passes a beer truck and almost has a head-on collision.
(c) Because they are in a snowstorm.
(d) She thinks he drives really slowly.

2. How do the girls of the International Club feel about Andy?
(a) They hate him
(b) They think he is bad news.
(c) They are uncomfortable around him.
(d) They adore him.

3. Why does Melinda drop the posters she is hanging?
(a) She falls off the stepstool.
(b) She is surprised to see her parents walk into the principal's office.
(c) She has a concussion from her fall in biology class.
(d) IT comes up behind her and whispers.

4. How does Melinda react to her talk with Heather in "Third Marking Period"?
(a) She realizes how much the friendship means to her.
(b) She wishes her parents were divorcing.
(c) She is happy for the compliment.
(d) She thinks Heather is wise to leave the Marthas.

5. Who helps Melinda devise a plan for her extra credit social studies project?
(a) Her father.
(b) Ivy.
(c) Her mother.
(d) David.

6. What is Heather doing at the mall in "Second Marking Period"?
(a) Shopping.
(b) Modeling.
(c) Survey work.
(d) Following some of the Marthas and carrying their packages.

7. What does Melinda think about her parents' life if she were not in the picture?
(a) They would be happier.
(b) They would be divorced.
(c) They would be bored.
(d) They would be living on an exotic island.

8. With whom does Andy go to the movies with in "Fourth Marking Period"?
(a) Ivy.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Heather.
(d) David.

9. What is something Melinda receives from her parents for Christmas?
(a) Drawing materials.
(b) A guitar.
(c) An old beat-up car.
(d) A new bike.

10. About what does Melinda talk to the person she sees in the mall on the last day of Spring break?
(a) The science fair.
(b) The Marthas.
(c) Art projects.
(d) What happened at the summer party.

11. What does Melinda do in her clothes closet at home?
(a) Sleeps.
(b) Laughs.
(c) Screams.
(d) Cries.

12. What causes Melinda to faint in biology class?
(a) Someone saying something nasty behind her back.
(b) Seeing another student vomit.
(c) Not having any breakfast.
(d) Seeing a dead frog.

13. What does Mr. Freeman's painting express?
(a) His love of nature.
(b) His unhappiness with the school board.
(c) His love of teaching.
(d) His love of technology.

14. What does the artist she studies inspire Melinda to draw?
(a) A Cubist tree.
(b) A harp.
(c) A Cubist building.
(d) A mandolin.

15. What book is being studied in English in "Third Marking Period"?
(a) Their Eyes Were Watching God.
(b) The Scarlett Letter.
(c) A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court.
(d) The House of Seven Gables.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Melinda call "crap"?

2. Who does Melinda wish had attended Merryweather?

3. What does Melinda say in a note to Rachel in "Fourth Marking Period"?

4. Who does Melinda see in the mall on the last day of Spring break?

5. What has Melinda started in art class at the end of "Second Marking Period"?

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