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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. Why does the ecology club protest the new mascot name?
(a) It is disrespectful.
(b) It doesn't seem very competitive.
(c) It is too fierce an image.
(d) It should feature an endangered animal to create awareness.

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

3. Where does Melinda decide to spend her time after school?
(a) Spying on the football team.
(b) At the gym watching Rachel.
(c) Working on her trees.
(d) In her closet at the school.

4. To what does Melinda compare her math teacher's love of algebra?
(a) To the love of one's boy or girlfriend.
(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 chocolate.

5. What class does Melinda hate?
(a) Geometry.
(b) Civics.
(c) History.
(d) Algebra.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Heather's results in the job day test?

2. What often happens to Rachel in the halls?

3. What do Melinda's parents declare her as having outgrown?

4. How does Melinda get her potatoes and gravy on her blouse?

5. Where does Melinda feel safe?

Short Essay Questions

1. What class would Melinda avoid if possible and why?

2. How does Melinda feel about Algebra compared to other math courses she has taken?

3. What happens in algebra class that feels disastrous to Melinda?

4. Why doesn't Melinda go trick or treating, and what does she do on Halloween?

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

6. What is Heather's plan for Melinda and herself?

7. What does Melinda notice in her mirror and why don't Melinda's parents seem to notice the change in her?

8. What does Melinda do after school on Columbus Day?

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

10. What is the topic of discussion at dinner after the interim reports come out, and how does Melinda respond?

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