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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What prompts Mr. Neck to teach a straightforward class?
(a) David brings a tape recorder to class.
(b) A school board member sits in on the class.
(c) The principal sits in on the class.
(d) Melinda's parents come to the class.

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

4. Who is Mr. Freeman?
(a) The school counselor.
(b) Melinda's social studies teacher.
(c) The Principal.
(d) The Art teacher.

5. Why does Melinda receive a demerit?
(a) For wandering in the halls without a pass.
(b) For smoking in the bathroom.
(c) For cursing.
(d) For hitting the person who ruins her blouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Freeman say about Melinda's unique art piece in "Second Marking Period"?

2. What does Heather wear under her clothes?

3. What is one career on Melinda's job day test results?

4. Why does Melinda see math as being easy?

5. What at is the big question Melinda asks herself after she boards the bus?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Melinda and her parents usually communicate and why?

2. Who is Melinda's lab partner and how does she feel about her lab partner?

3. What is Mr. Freeman like and what does he have the students do on the first day?

4. What is Melinda's state of mind on the first day of high school, and how do the students on the bus treat her?

5. What happens to Melinda in the cafeteria at lunch on the first day of school?

6. How does Melinda's former friend Rachel respond to Melinda in "First Marking Period"?

7. What are some names Melinda comes up with for groups of students in the auditorium, and to what group does she belong?

8. What do Melinda's parents order to do after school and how does Melinda "obey" them?

9. How does Melinda find a safe space for herself at school and what is the space like?

10. What is the results of Melinda's participation in job day and how does Melinda feel about the event?

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